The art of bleaching piece-goods, cottons and threads, of every description, rendered more easy and general by means of the oxygenated muriatic acid; with the method of rendering painted or printed goods perfectly white or colourless. To which are added, the most certain methods of bleaching silk and wool; and the discoveries made by the author in the art of bleaching paper. Illustrated with nine large plates, in quarto, representing all the utensils and different manipulations of the bleaching process. An elementary work, composed for the use of manufacturers, bleachers, dyers, callico printers, and paper-makers / by Pajot des Charmes ... Translated from the French, with an appendix [by William Nicholson].

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Credit: The art of bleaching piece-goods, cottons and threads, of every description, rendered more easy and general by means of the oxygenated muriatic acid; with the method of rendering painted or printed goods perfectly white or colourless. To which are added, the most certain methods of bleaching silk and wool; and the discoveries made by the author in the art of bleaching paper. Illustrated with nine large plates, in quarto, representing all the utensils and different manipulations of the bleaching process. An elementary work, composed for the use of manufacturers, bleachers, dyers, callico printers, and paper-makers / by Pajot des Charmes ... Translated from the French, with an appendix [by William Nicholson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.