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Titre Les plantes tinctoriales dans l'économie du Vaucluse au XIXe siècle
Auteur Alice Peeters
Mir@bel Revue Etudes rurales
Numéro no 60, 1975
Page 41-54
Résumé anglais Tinctorial Plants in the Economy of Vaucluse during the XlXth Century. The eventful history of tinctorial plants in Vaucluse during the XIXth Century, puts into evidence three different cases: 1) the decline of old cultures — such as saffron — and of plants for gathering — such as "fustet" and "graine d'Avignon" — ; this decline was linked to the transformation of very small dye-works into a larger industry needing a larger production; 2) the introduction of new plants — such as woad — which were imposed during the Continental System and did not last long enough to have any effect upon the local economy; 3) the growth of madder culture which played a leading part in trading and which meant prosperity during three quarters of a century. Several crisis, particularly those starting around 1860, endangered madder culture and industry, thus having serious economic and social consequences.
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