Working group Prêt-à-porter The Role of Silk and Cotton Stockings in the Evolution of Preindustrial Europe Manufacture Add to calendar 2022-02-18 15:00 2022-02-18 16:30 Europe/Rome Prêt-à-porter On ZOOM YYYY-MM-DD Print Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email When 18 February 2022 15:00 - 16:30 CET Where On ZOOM Organised by Department of History Special session of the EUI Economic History and Ideas Working Group with Céline Mutos-Xicola (Universitat de Girona) and Mario Grassi (Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici of San Marino). After outlining the controversial history of the stocking machine, we will look at its diffusion in the 17th century and the results of this important technological breakthrough in the 18th century. In the second half of the century the emergence of cotton on the global economic horizon stimulated the invective of craftsmen and shopkeepers. Through the fascinating history of the stocking loom we will be able to reconstruct from a privileged point of view the complex dynamics inherent in the diffusion and fortune of one of the most advanced textile machines of the early modern age. This raises wide margins for discussion, including the supply of raw materials, the distribution of labour, the role of women, migration and the stages of production and sale.Please contact Cosimo Pantaleoni and/or Brecht Rogissart for details. Attachments: HEC Events - Privacy Statement - Sept 2021.pdf Contact(s): Cosimo Pantaleoni (EUI) Brecht Rogissart (EUI) Scientific Organiser(s): Cosimo Pantaleoni (EUI) Brecht Rogissart (EUI) Speaker(s): Céline Mutos-Xicola (Universitat de Girona) Mario Grassi (Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici of San Marino)