A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels, in All Parts of the World: Many of which are Now First Translated Into English. Digested on a New Plan, Volume 4John Pinkerton Kimber and Conrad, 1811 |
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... auln , the second at 48 ; to prepare the hemp for combing , they grind it under a cylindrical stone in a sort of cistern ; it is then divided into two sorts for sails , and into a third for ropes . They have many stone cisterns for ...
... auln , the second at 48 ; to prepare the hemp for combing , they grind it under a cylindrical stone in a sort of cistern ; it is then divided into two sorts for sails , and into a third for ropes . They have many stone cisterns for ...
Page 483
... auln ; the workmanship of this silk is therefore between and of the gross value . I saw others working plain silks , in which the wo- men weavers earned 18 to 24s . a day , and men 30s . They have also a fabric of ribbons , of which I ...
... auln ; the workmanship of this silk is therefore between and of the gross value . I saw others working plain silks , in which the wo- men weavers earned 18 to 24s . a day , and men 30s . They have also a fabric of ribbons , of which I ...
Page 484
... auln , with all other prices lower ; a pair of ruffles and a frill to 16 louis ; the quantity for a lady's head - dress from 1000 livres to 2400 livres . The poor women who do this exquisite work do not earn more than 20s . a day , or ...
... auln , with all other prices lower ; a pair of ruffles and a frill to 16 louis ; the quantity for a lady's head - dress from 1000 livres to 2400 livres . The poor women who do this exquisite work do not earn more than 20s . a day , or ...
Page 485
... ; the lowest price is 34 to 38s . the auln ; the next 40 to 50s . and some , but little , is made so high as 5 livres . The greatest object in the fabric is the bleaching to a great degree of whiteness YOUNG'S TRAVELS IN FRANCE . 485.
... ; the lowest price is 34 to 38s . the auln ; the next 40 to 50s . and some , but little , is made so high as 5 livres . The greatest object in the fabric is the bleaching to a great degree of whiteness YOUNG'S TRAVELS IN FRANCE . 485.
Page 486
... auln of Bretagne of 50 inches , and three fourths wide ; it has eighty threads in an inch English : 3 livres 7s . the auln ; 251⁄2 French inches broad , seventy threads to the inch English ; they are very white and much beaten . A ...
... auln of Bretagne of 50 inches , and three fourths wide ; it has eighty threads in an inch English : 3 livres 7s . the auln ; 251⁄2 French inches broad , seventy threads to the inch English ; they are very white and much beaten . A ...
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