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  • Conservation room, storing fragments excavated at the Caune de l'Arago or La grotte de Tautavel, at the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP) at the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Arago Cave, in a limestone cliff in the Gorges du Gouleyrous in the Corbieres Massif, contains the remains of the Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture restoration at the Atelier d'Ebenesterie, or Cabinetmaking Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop maintains and restores wooden, inlaid and marquetry furniture from the state collection, and develops new conservation techniques. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wood samples at the Atelier d'Ebenesterie, or Cabinetmaking Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop maintains and restores wooden, inlaid and marquetry furniture from the state collection, and develops new conservation techniques. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaetan Brindejonc, coast guard on the Cote Sauvage on the Quiberon Peninsula, Morbihan, Brittany, France. He is depicted beside a natural stone arch, keeping watch over the Natura 2000 zone, a specially protected conservation area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaetan Brindejonc, coast guard on the Cote Sauvage on the Quiberon Peninsula, Morbihan, Brittany, France. He is depicted beside the natural stone arch called Arche de Port Blanc (Port Blanc Arch), keeping watch over the Natura 2000 zone, a specially protected conservation area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaetan Brindejonc, coast guard on the Cote Sauvage on the Quiberon Peninsula, Morbihan, Brittany, France. He is depicted inside an old customs surveillance building, now in ruins, keeping watch over the Natura 2000 zone, a specially protected conservation area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rocky hillside in the Davis Mountains State Park, near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA. The park is managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and features equestrian and hiking trails, a scenic drive and an adobe Indian Lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rocky hillside beside the road in the Davis Mountains State Park, near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA. The park is managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and features equestrian and hiking trails, a scenic drive and an adobe Indian Lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaetan Brindejonc, coast guard on the Cote Sauvage on the Quiberon Peninsula, Morbihan, Brittany, France. He is depicted keeping watch over the Natura 2000 zone, a specially protected conservation area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaetan Brindejonc, coast guard on the Cote Sauvage on the Quiberon Peninsula, Morbihan, Brittany, France. He is depicted inside an old customs surveillance building, now in ruins, keeping watch over the Natura 2000 zone, a specially protected conservation area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaetan Brindejonc, coast guard on the Cote Sauvage on the Quiberon Peninsula, Morbihan, Brittany, France. He is depicted inside an old customs surveillance building, now in ruins, keeping watch over the Natura 2000 zone, a specially protected conservation area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hillside in the Davis Mountains State Park, near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA. The park is managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and features equestrian and hiking trails, a scenic drive and an adobe Indian Lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Landscape in the Davis Mountains State Park, near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA. The park is managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and features equestrian and hiking trails, a scenic drive and an adobe Indian Lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scenic road in the Davis Mountains State Park, near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA. The park is managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and features equestrian and hiking trails, a scenic drive and an adobe Indian Lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grasslands and mountains in the Davis Mountains State Park, near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA. The park is managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and features equestrian and hiking trails, a scenic drive and an adobe Indian Lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaetan Brindejonc, coast guard on the Cote Sauvage on the Quiberon Peninsula, Morbihan, Brittany, France. He is depicted beside the natural stone arch called Arche de Port Blanc (Port Blanc Arch), keeping watch over the Natura 2000 zone, a specially protected conservation area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaetan Brindejonc, coast guard on the Cote Sauvage on the Quiberon Peninsula, Morbihan, Brittany, France. He is depicted with his binoculars keeping watch over the Natura 2000 zone, a specially protected conservation area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gaetan Brindejonc, coast guard on the Cote Sauvage on the Quiberon Peninsula, Morbihan, Brittany, France. He is depicted keeping watch over the Natura 2000 zone, a specially protected conservation area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cyril Calvet, assistant heritage conservator, holding an animal skull in the Collection Room, storing fragments excavated at the Caune de l'Arago or La grotte de Tautavel, at the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP) at the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Arago Cave, in a limestone cliff in the Gorges du Gouleyrous in the Corbieres Massif, contains the remains of the Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, along with further evidence of stone age activity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cyril Calvet, assistant heritage conservator at the Centre Europeen de Recherche Prehistorique de Tautavel, at the excavation site at the Caune de l'Arago or La grotte de Tautavel, or Arago Cave, in a limestone cliff in the Gorges du Gouleyrous in the Corbieres Massif, in Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The remains of the Tautavel Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, 450,000 years old, was found in the cave, along with further evidence of stone age activity. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Conservator in the archives of the Empuries Museum, or Museo de Arqueologia de Cataluna - Empuries (MAC), near Figueres, on the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain. Empuries is an ancient settlement founded in 575 BC by Greek colonists from Phocaea. The town was settled by the Romans from 218 BC and abandoned in the Middle Ages. The site has been undergoing excavation since 1908. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman looping dyed wool at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman working with NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation, as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman selecting coloured wool samples from NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women matching colours using NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Fileuse, or The Spinner, by Louis Convers, 1 of 4 relief medallions depicting skills needed in the production of tapestries, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Carton, or The Drawer, by Jean Hugues, 1 of 4 relief medallions depicting skills needed in the production of tapestries, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Teinture, or The Dyeing, by Jean Hugues, 1 of 4 relief medallions depicting skills needed in the production of tapestries, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress on a contemporary rug in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vertical looms in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress on a contemporary rug in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coloured wool wrapped around brooches, used in weaving, in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaver at work on a tapestry on a vertical loom in the Atelier Haute Lisse at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The haute lisse technique has been used at Les Gobelins since 1826, where tapestries are woven by hand on vertical looms, by weaving the weft threads between the vertical warps, using mirrors to check the progress and a traced pattern behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Comb, section of tapestry in progress and a traced design, in the Atelier Haute Lisse at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The haute lisse technique has been used at Les Gobelins since 1826, where tapestries are woven by hand on vertical looms, by weaving the weft threads between the vertical warps, using mirrors to check the progress and a traced pattern behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vertical loom in the Atelier Haute Lisse at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The haute lisse technique has been used at Les Gobelins since 1826, where tapestries are woven by hand on vertical looms, by weaving the weft threads between the vertical warps, using mirrors to check the progress and a traced pattern behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, with traced design under threads, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, using a mirror to check the front which is underneath the warp threads, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, with traced design underneath, in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, French artist and first director of the Gobelins under Louis XIV, 1907, by Charles Henri Joseph Cordier, 1827-1905, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade with lion sculpture,  Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the Cour Colbert is the Monument a Colbert, a bronze statue, 1894, by Jean-Paul Aube, 1837-1916, of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1619-83. On the right is the house of Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, French artist and first director of the Gobelins under Louis XIV, and behind, the chapel and dyeing workshop. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the foreground in the Cour Colbert is the Monument a Colbert, a bronze statue, 1894, by Jean-Paul Aube, 1837-1916, of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1619-83.  Behind is the chapel, Chapelle Saint-Louis, built 1723, and the dyeing workshop, where chemist Eugene Chevreul, 1786-1889, worked in the 19th century, and still in use today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the foreground in the Cour Colbert is the Monument a Colbert, a bronze statue, 1894, by Jean-Paul Aube, 1837-1916, of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1619-83. On the left is the house of Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, French artist and first director of the Gobelins under Louis XIV. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and colonnade of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worker dyeing threads in stainless steel tanks, in the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Original chromatic circle designed by chemist Eugene Chevreul, director of the Gobelins workshop, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, in the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sideboard with marquetry by Andre-Charles Boulle, crowned with Day and Night after Michelangelo, Louis XIV period (1643-1715), in the Reserve des Lustres et des Horloges, storage of chandeliers and clocks, in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marie Antoinette sofa from the Palais des Tuileries, Louis XVI era, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desk used for investiture of presidents Vincent Auriol and Rene Cote at Versailles commissioned in 1820 by the Foreign Ministry, detail, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Middle shelf on left: throne of Emperor Franz Joseph from l’Hotel Matignon, former Austrian embassy. Below right: yellow bed from bedroom of Caroline Murat at Elysee Palace. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Candelabra in the Reserve des Lustres et des Horloges, storage of chandeliers and clocks, in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Candelabra in the Reserve des Lustres et des Horloges, storage of chandeliers and clocks, in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture and candlestick storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Candlestick storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Top: 2 chairs from the throne room of Louis XVIII at the Tuileries by Jean Demosthene Dugourc 1822. Bottom: red bed from the Chambre de Parade Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon, from the Elysee Palace by Jacob-Demalter, First Empire style 1804-1815. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Middle right: 2 chairs from the throne room of Louis XVIII at the Tuileries by Jean Demosthene Dugourc 1822. Bottom right: red bed from the Chambre de Parade Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon, from the Elysee Palace by Jacob-Demalter, First Empire style 1804-1815. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_042.jpg
  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The colonnaded building is made from reinforced concrete and was built on the original Gobelins gardens, with space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress at the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, on site at the Manufacture des Gobelins since 1826, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie specialises in the production of woven velvet rugs and now produces many contemporary designs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress at the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, on site at the Manufacture des Gobelins since 1826, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie specialises in the production of woven velvet rugs and now produces many contemporary designs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress at the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, on site at the Manufacture des Gobelins since 1826, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie specialises in the production of woven velvet rugs and now produces many contemporary designs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress in the haute lisse tapestry workshop of Jean Jans, active 1662-68, now 1 of the 2 Gobelins workshops, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nun polishing the Croix de Lorraine, a 2 armed cross housing a piece of the True Cross, brought back from the Holy Land by the Baugeois crusader Jean D’Alluye in 1244, and embedded in this cross by Louis I of Anjou in the 14th century, at the Chapelle de la Girouardiere, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cross is in oak with gilded silver and pearls, with a sculpture of Christ and of the lamb and the dove. It was made in 1377. The cross was known as the Croix d'Anjou until King Rene married Isabelle of Lorraine in the 15th century, when it became the Croix de Lorraine. The cross was bought by Mother Anne de la Girouardiere, 1740-1827, and conserved it in the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nun storing the Croix de Lorraine, a 2 armed cross housing a piece of the True Cross, brought back from the Holy Land by the Baugeois crusader Jean D’Alluye in 1244, and embedded in this cross by Louis I of Anjou in the 14th century, at the Chapelle de la Girouardiere, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cross is in oak with gilded silver and pearls, with a sculpture of Christ and of the lamb and the dove. It was made in 1377. The cross was known as the Croix d'Anjou until King Rene married Isabelle of Lorraine in the 15th century, when it became the Croix de Lorraine. The cross was bought by Mother Anne de la Girouardiere, 1740-1827, and conserved it in the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman mixing dyes at a windowsill in the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman mixing dyes at a windowsill in the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_284.jpg
  • Woman mixing dyes at a windowsill in the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_285.jpg
  • Woman dyeing wool in a stainless steel dyeing tank at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_286.jpg
  • Woman dyeing wool red in a stainless steel dyeing tank at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_287.jpg
  • Woman dyeing wool red at the stainless steel dyeing tanks at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_288.jpg
  • Woman dyeing wool red at the stainless steel dyeing tanks at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wool hanging on racks ready for dyeing, at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman holding a cassin or ladle used for dye, and wool hanging on racks ready for dyeing, at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_291.jpg
  • Checking colour charts at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_292.jpg
  • Checking colour charts at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_293.jpg
  • Woman dyeing wool in a stainless steel dyeing tank, and wool hanging on racks ready for dyeing, at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_294.jpg
  • Stainless steel dyeing tanks at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman looping dyed wool at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman dyeing wool in a stainless steel dyeing tank at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_298.jpg
  • Woman dyeing wool in a stainless steel dyeing tank, and blue dyed wool hanging to dry, at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lengths of dyed wool ready for use in tapestries, at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman looping dyed yellow wool at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fadeometer, 1953, used to test light fastness of dyes, in the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In this machine, colours are exposed to ultraviolet radiation for 46 hours, accelerating their aging to determine their strength. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red dye in powder form on a spoon, at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bottles and phials of dye in powder form, at the Atelier de Teinture or Dyeing Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The dyeing workshop was founded by Colbert in 1665, when a limited palette of natural dyes were used. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women working with NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman matching colours using NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman selecting coloured wool samples from NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_273.jpg
  • Woman selecting colour samples from NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_274.jpg
  • Woman selecting colour samples from NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_275.jpg
  • Coloured wool samples in NIMES, the Colour Chart of the Mobilier National, in the Atelier de Teinture et Nuancier, or Dyeing and Colour Chart Workshops, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1838 Eugene Chevreul created his chromatic circle, with 3 base colours giving 72 tones and 14,400 colours, which is now digitised and used for mixing synthetic dyes. The current colour chart was devised in 1986 and contains samples of dyed wool in all colours, sorted by hue, clarity, saturation as well as a digital database. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_277.jpg
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