The Calico Printer using carved wooden blocks to apply coloured pattern to cotton cloth. Hand-coloured woodcut from The Book of English Trades, London, was the main area in England for calico manufacture.

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The Calico Printer using carved wooden blocks to apply coloured pattern to cotton cloth. Hand-coloured woodcut from The Book of English Trades, London, was the main area in England for calico manufacture.

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