Buckwheat handmills in Brittany
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | TIMS |
| Year of publication | 1990 |
| Languages | English (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
| Series | Bibliotheca Molinologica |
| No. in series | 9 |
| Topics | People and communities > People, families & firms |
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| Scope & content | A study of the development and use of two types of hand mill used in Brittany in the 19th century. Describes how the wooden hand mills were made in order to most efficiently grind buckwheat and how the design adapted over time. Contains the story of the Plihon family who specialised in the production of buckwheat hand mills. |
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Accession no. 12723
- Shelf location: F300
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