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Matthew Boulton Enterprising Industrialist of the Enlightenment
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1: Introduction; 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; 7: Matthew Boulton's Copper 1; 8: The Mechanical Paintings of Matthew Boulton and Francis Eginton; 9: Samuel Garbett and Early Boulton and Fothergill Assay Silver; 10: Hegemony and Hallmarking; 11: Dark Satanic Millwrights? Forging Foremanship in the Industrial Revolution; 12: Workers at the Soho Mint (1788–1809); 13: Matthew Boulton's Jewish Partners between France and England; 14: Enlightened Entrepreneurs versus ‘Philosophical Pirate' (1788–1809); 15: Creating an Image; 16: The Death of Matthew Boulton 1809
Biography
Professor Kenneth Quickenden is Research Professor at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham City University. Dr Sally Baggott was Librarian and Curator at The Birmingham Assay Office and is now Research Facilitator, College of Arts and Law, University of Birmingham. Dr Malcolm Dick is Director of the Centre for West Midlands History, University of Birmingham.
'[Jim] Andrew’s chapter is a gem.' Engineering & Technology 'This book will prove useful for readers with general familiarity or interest in Boulton who wish to advance their understanding, and will also provide historians of technology, enlightenment scholars, and business and labor historians with a range of case studies that showcase the analytical techniques of different fields.' EH.Net 'this volume fulfills an important mission in providing a well-rounded portrait of this key personality and his times. ... comes nicely illustrated with real footnotes, a useful bibliography ... and an index that ties the separate articles into a unified whole.' The Historian
