Historische Wassermühlen des Kanton Zürichs
Full details
| English title | Historic water mills of canton Zurich |
| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Roschverlag, Zürich |
| Year of publication | 1990 |
| Languages | German (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 3908022029 |
| Topics | Wind & watermills > Other Europe (not GB) > Germany, Austria & Switzerland |
| Tags | |
| Scope & content | Summary Translation The components of a water mill and the principles behind them, with diagrams: various kinds of wheel (horizontal, undershot, overshot, bucket wheel with rim, cogwheel); millstones and their maintenance; grain storage and the milling process; control of the water wheel. Additional uses of mills; the replacement of stone mills by roller mills; regulations governing mills and millers.Brief descriptions, with photos (black-and-white and in colour) of mills in canton Zurich, including a stone age and a Roman handmill found in the canton, and some close-ups of wheels and other equipment. There are also plans and diagrams of some of the mills. |
Copies held
Accession no. 229683
- Shelf location: C114-KOC
- Donor: Ken Major Collection
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