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Total number of records: 16

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Books and printed items9
Textiles7

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International Textile Collection7
Brotherton Collection1
English Literature1

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argand burner1
charity1
chemical engineers1
gas light fixtures1
gas-lighting1
massacres1
nineteenth century1
virtue1

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France16
Paris4
Lyon3

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Textiles-Paris-Echos4
Balfour, Marie Clothilde3
Des Echerolles, Alexandrine3
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)2
Des Echerolles, Alexandrine, Approximately 1777-2
P.Chanay & Cie2
Abbott, John S C (1805-1877)1
Angouleme, Marie-Therese Charlotte, Duchesse D', 1778-18511
Argand, Ami, 1750-18031
Bishop, M C1

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Memoirs of Mlle. des Écherolles : being side lights on the reign of terror

Des Echerolles, Alexandrine; Balfour, Marie Clothilde

1904

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Side lights on the Reign of Terror : being the memoirs of Mademoiselle Des Écherolles

Des Echerolles, Alexandrine; Balfour, Marie Clothilde

1900

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Side lights on the Reign of Terror : being the memoirs of Mademoiselle Des Écherolles

Des Echerolles, Alexandrine; Balfour, Marie Clothilde

1900

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Dispositions Satins 2

P.Chanay & Cie

1912-1933

Hardback with light brown covers and spine, with black text on cover and spine. Book no.2. Contains monochrome, unpatterned, satin woven fabric samples in varied colours.

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Dispositions [pattern book]

P.Chanay & Cie

1915-1930

Hardback with light brown covers. Book no.5. Contains woven fabric samples. At the front of the book, samples are monochrome and unpatterned or with coloured stripe patterning. At the back of the ...

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Crêpon Pékin et Crêpe Uni et Imp. [pattern book]

Chanay & Pupat (1926)

late 19th-early 20th Century

Hardback with light and dark brown cover. Contains samples of crepe in varied colours. Some samples are patterned with stripes mostly in a similar colour to the ground colour. Others are patterned w...

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Textiles-Paris-Echos Cotons Imprimés 2 [pattern book]

Textiles-Paris-Échos

1956

Softback with light blue covers. Contains woven fabric samples. Samples primarily have printed patterning including loose abstract floral designs, stripes, abstract organic patterning, dots and India...

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Brandy, balloons & lamps : Ami Argand, 1750-1803

Wolfe, John J (1926-); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1999]

Includes bibliographical references (page 175) and index. "Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps: Ami Argand, 1750-1803 is the first biography of the remarkable Genevese scientist who literally turned on the li...

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The prison life of Marie Antoinette and her children, the Dauphin and the Duchesse d'Angouleme

Bishop, M C

1894

Causes of revolution in France -- Louis the Sixteenth -- Marie Antoinette -- Royalty in the toils -- A prince's training -- Rising tide of revolt -- The veto -- End of the monarchy -- Prison -- Prepar...

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Textiles-Paris-Echos Cotons Imprimés 1 [pattern book]

Textiles-Paris-Échos

1956

Softback with light blue covers. Contains woven fabric samples. Samples primarily have printed patterning including loose floral and foliar patterning, flower heads, stripes and Persian and Indian in...

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