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French millstones

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    Authors & editors

    Ward, Owen [Author]

    Publisher TIMS
    Year of publication 1993
    Languages

    English (main text)

    Medium Book
    Edition1
    SeriesBibliotheca Molinologica
    No. in series11
    Topics

    Mining & extraction > Chalk, clay & stone

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    Scope & contentResearch into the millstone industry at La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre in north-central France, an area said to have produced the 'best' millstones. Includes early references to millstones quarried at La Ferte and the surrounding area, including the use of monolithic stones and burr-stones. Discusses the evolution of the millstone industry. Contains a separate map of the La Ferte area, placed between pages 38/39.

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    Accession no. 12725

    • Shelf location: F200-WAR

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    • Shelf location: A086-WAR

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