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of the English Textile Towns
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Paper arguing that the industrial crisis of the traditional English textile towns during the period 1290-1340 was caused by a far reaching economic crisis afflicting their major cloth markets in the Mediterranean basin, rather then the emergence of supposedly superior, lower-cost rural competition. Author: John H. Munro. Text abstract. Full text on PDF document.
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An Introduction to the Textile Tradition in Prato
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Timeline and short period descriptions of the development of the textile industry in this north Italian industrial center, from the 13th century till the present. Author: Prof. Claudio Balcucci.
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The Symbiosis of Towns and Textiles
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Extensive working paper on the effects of urbanization of the textile industry on cloth manufacturing in the Low Countries and England between 1280 and 1570 CE. Author: John H. Munro. Text abstract, and full text on PDF document.
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Lancashire Textile Project
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History of the steam driven weaving industry in the North West of England. Includes pictures and transcripts of interviews with those involved in the industry.
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Blackburn, Cotton and the Industrial Revolution
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The history of Blackburn, UK, as it developed from a small market town in the 16th century, to one of the most important textile weaving centers in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution. Author: S. Lassey.
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