MACQUER, Pierre Joseph.

Arte de la Tintura de Sedas.

Escrito en Frances…y traducido al Castellano de orden de la Real Junta General de Comercio, Moneda,y Minas. Six folding engraved plates. xlvi, [2], 334 pp., 1 blank leaf. 16mo, cont. vellum (rear hinge split, some light soiling & small marks throughout). Madrid: Blas Roman, 1771. First edition in Spanish of this important work on the dyeing of silk, revealing for the first time many secrets jealously guarded by those in the French dyeing industry. “Dyeing and porcelain manufacture were the techniques that benefited most from Macquer’s researches. After his success with Prussian blue, he was appointed to assist Hellot as government inspector of the dyeing industries. A leading silk dyer who allowed him to visit his workshop explained the processes, and this led to the publication of Macquer’s Art de la teinture en soie (1763).”–D.S.B., VIII, p. 621. The plates depict the techniques and apparatus used in preparing the dyes and the methods of dyeing. ❧ Ron 701. Edelstein, “Thirteen Key Books in the History of Dyeing…” in his Historical Notes on the Wet-Processing Industry, 4 (both citing the French edition).

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