Molens en Klederdrachten in Nederland

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English title	Mills and costumes in the Netherlands
Authors & editors	Warnaars, H B E [Author] Hijlkema, Mej M A [Author]
Publisher	Tieleman & Dros
Year of publication	1949
Languages	Dutch (main text)
Medium	Book
Edition	1
Topics	Wind & watermills > Other Europe (not GB) > Benelux Arts, culture and heritage > Drawings, paintings & photography
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Scope & content	By H.B.E.Warnaars (mills) and Mej. M.A.Hijlkema (costumes) The first section is entitled ‘Molens in Nederland’ (Mills in the Netherlands). An introduction is followed by chapters: About the mills in general - describing the different types of mills to be found in the Netherlands, illustrated with colour plates and detail drawings; Working mills and the types of products they process; Operation of water-mills or drainage mills, including detailed drawings of their deployment on polders and their internal workings; Various uses of mills and their maintenance; Decline in mills and prospects for the future. The author refers to his organization “De Hollandsche Molen”, which was founded to preserve and record the inventory of Dutch mills.The second section deals with ‘Dutch costumes’. A general introduction is followed by detailed descriptions of traditional costumes of the country, province by province, with copious illustrations.