Publication:

An der Mühlstraße: mit dem zeichenstift durchs Brombachtal

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    English titleOn the mill road
    Authors & editors

    Lidl, Josef [Author]
    Hahn, Walter [Author]

    Publisher Zweckverband Brombachsee
    Year of publication 1976
    Languages

    German (main text)

    Medium Book
    Edition1
    ISBN3921354048
    Topics

    Wind & watermills > Other Europe (not GB) > Germany, Austria & Switzerland

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    Scope & contentSummary Translation

    A sketchbook of the mills in the Brombach valley drawn before the creation of a huge reservoir, the Brombachsee, which destroyed 11 mills. A brief introduction describes the history of milling along the small Brombach river.
    The sketches show not only mills and millers, but also the landscape and other buildings, with captions explaining each one.The book ends with a sketch map of the area around 1600, descriptions of the individual mills, with explanations of their names, a timeline for each, their technology and general information about the area served.
    A sketch map of the area is reproduced on the front and back inside covers.

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    Accession no. 23023

    • Shelf location: C114-LID
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