Matthew Boulton : enterprising industrialist of the Enlightenment / edited by Kenneth Quickenden, Sally Baggott, and Malcolm Dick.

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9781409454328
1409454320
1317099303
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Foreword by Nicholas Goodison; Acknowledgements; Chronology: Matthew Boulton; 1 Introduction: Matthew Boulton -- Enterprising Industrialist of the Enlightenment; 2 Matthew Boulton, Birmingham and the Enlightenment; 3 Matthew Boulton -- Innovator; 4 Was Matthew Boulton a Scientist? Operating between the Abstract and the Entrepreneurial; 5 The Origins of the Soho Manufactory and its Layout; 6 Boulton, Watt and Wilkinson: The Birth of the Improved Steam Engine; 7 Matthew Boulton's Copper

8 The Mechanical Paintings of Matthew Boulton and Francis Eginton9 Samuel Garbett and Early Boulton and Fothergill Assay Silver; 10 Hegemony and Hallmarking: Matthew Boulton and the Battle for The Birmingham Assay Office; 11 Dark Satanic Millwrights? Forging Foremanship in the Industrial Revolution: Matthew Boulton and the Leading Hands of Boulton and Watt; 12 Workers at the Soho Mint (1788-1809); 13 Matthew Boulton's Jewish Partners between France and England: Innovative Networks and Merchant Enlightenment

14 Enlightened Entrepreneurs versus 'Philosophical Pirate' (1788-1809): Two Faces of the Enlightenment15 Creating an Image: Portrait Prints of Matthew Boulton; 16 The Death of Matthew Boulton 1809: Ceremony, Controversy and Commemoration; Appendix; Select Bibliography; Index

Summary: Matthew Boulton was a leading industrialist, entrepreneur and Enlightenment figure. Often overshadowed through his association with James Watt, his Soho manufactories put Birmingham at the centre of what has recently been termed 'The Industrial Enlightenment'. Exploring his many activities and manufactures, and the regional, national and international context in which he operated, this publication provides a valuable index to the current state of Boulton studies.

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Matthew Boulton was a leading industrialist, entrepreneur and Enlightenment figure. Often overshadowed through his association with James Watt, his Soho manufactories put Birmingham at the centre of what has recently been termed 'The Industrial Enlightenment'. Exploring his many activities and manufactures, and the regional, national and international context in which he operated, this publication provides a valuable index to the current state of Boulton studies.

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