It could, of course. As always the question is and remains, "Was it?"
You've mentioned bolts. Now I'm curious. Was linen being produced in "bolts" or merely in "lengths," such as what in later centuries was called "a dress length?" Was wool? Can you recommend a source (I'm thinking book) concerning the textile industry in the 16thC German states/western Europe? Preferably something still in print and possibly available somewhere through ILL?
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As always the question is and remains, "Was it?"
You've mentioned bolts.
Now I'm curious. Was linen being produced in "bolts" or merely in "lengths," such as what in later centuries was called "a dress length?" Was wool?
Can you recommend a source (I'm thinking book) concerning the textile industry in the 16thC German states/western Europe? Preferably something still in print and possibly available somewhere through ILL?