¶ Delormois — Le nouveau teinturier parfait (1769)

Delormois. Le nouveau teinturier parfait. 2 vols. Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1769.

The Wellcome Library (which owns only vol. 2) describes this as from the 1898 Sotheby auction, but the book does not appear in that catalogue, probably because it is concealed under “and others,” such as in lot 432.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, perhaps lot 432. — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / A 34108/A).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 606.

¶ Paulet — L’Art du fabriquant d’étoffes de soie (1776)

Paulet, Jean. L’Art du fabriquant d’étoffes de soie. [Paris: Delatour], 1776.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 869.

¶ d’Apligny — L’art de la teinture (1798)

d’Apligny, Le Pileur. L’art de la teinture des fils et étoffes de coton.Paris: Servière, 1798.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 432 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 1s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / A 33136/A).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 73.

Digital version: Wellcome Library (Morris copy).

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¶ Paulet — Descriptions des arts et métiers (1777–89)

Paulet, Jean. Descriptions des arts et métiers, faites ou approuvées par messieurs de l’Académie Royale des Sciences. 3 vols. Paris: Desaint, Saillant & Nyon, 1777–89.

Illustrated. Issued in 9 parts, some of which were devoted to fabrics.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 937 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £4 4s.). — Unlocated.

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¶ Michel — Recherches (1852–54)

Michel, Francisque. Recherches sur le commerce, la fabrication et l’usage des étoffes de soie, d’or et d’argent, et autres tissues précieux en Occident, principalement en France, pendant le moyen âge. 2 vols. Paris: de Crapelet, 1852–54.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 681 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £7 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

References: MS catalogue (1), fol. 8 (£2). —MS catalogue (2), no. 142.

Digital version: Gallica.

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¶ Morris — Textile fabrics (1884)

Morris, William. Textile fabrics: a lecture delivered in the lecture room of the exhibition, July 11th, 1884. London: International Health Exhibition and the Society of Arts, 1884.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 650 (part; sold to Tregaskis for £4). — Huntington Library (28912). [A second copy of the pamphlet, also with Morris’s book label, is in the Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department.]

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¶ Falcot — Traité encyclopédique (1852)

Falcot, P., ed. Traité encyclopédique et méthodique de la fabrication des tissus. 3 vols. 2nd ed. Elbeuf (sur Seine): privately printed, 1852.

Illustrated. Morris seems not to have had the third volume (Atlas des planches d’armures et plates).

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 296 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

References: MS catalogue (1), fol. 16v (£3 10s.). —MS catalogue (2), no. 199.

Digital version: Gallica.

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¶ Dupon-Auberville — L’ornement des tissus (1877)

Dupont-Auberville, Auguste. L’ornement des tissus: recueil historique et pratique. Paris: Ducher & Co., 1877.

100 chromolithographs.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 398 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 8s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 107.

Digital version: Google.

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