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The Merchant of Prato
Author(s) -
Morton Nigel
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1993.tb01552.x
Subject(s) - textile , art , textile industry , business , art history , history , political science , law , archaeology
Fascinating details about the textile industry 600 years ago are contained in Iris Origo's book The Merchant of Prato . The legendary merchant was a 14th century Dick Whittington, dyehouse owner and trading magnate. Using the book as a basis, Nigel Morton looks at the relationship between textile processing then and now.