Mahlen – Bläuen – Sägen: 250 Mühlen im Appenzellerland

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English title	Grinding – pounding – sawing
Authors & editors	Fuchs, Thomas [Author] Gollino, Erich [Author] Soltermann, Robert [Author] Zünd, Marcel [Author] Züst, Ernst [Author]
Publisher	Verlag Appenzeller Hefte, Herisau
Year of publication	2005
Languages	German (main text)
Medium	Book
Edition	1
ISBN	385882416X
Topics	Wind & watermills > Other Europe (not GB) > Germany, Austria & Switzerland
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Scope & content	Summary Translation A historical overview of water mills and their different uses in the two Appenzell half-cantons in eastern Switzerland, an area with an important textile industry, which used water power for different manufacturing procedures from the late 18th century; a detailed description of grain milling. A chapter each on five major mills: Zürchersmühle in Urnäsch; Bleichemühle (bleaching mill) in Appenzell; Pfauenmühle in Teufen; Zwirneli (spinning mill) in Lachen-Walzenhausen; Alte Mühle in Wolfhalden (famous for its painted parlour). The descriptions cover their history, technology and information about the millers, including anecdotes about them. An inventory of 250 water-powered enterprises, listed by the river on which they are located.The book is richly illustrated with black-and-white and colour photos of mills, mill equipment, millers, documents etc; historical diagrams; reproductions of historical prints.There is a loose map showing the locations of the 250 mills.