revolts of
the
workpeople
against
the
ribbon-loom,
a machine
for
weaving
ribbons
and
trimmings,
called in
Germany
Bandmühle,
Schnurmühle,
and
Mühlenstuhl.
These
machines
were
invented
in
Germany.
Abbé
Lancellotti,
in a work
that
appeared
in Venice
in 1636,
but which
was
written in
1579, says
as
follows:
“Anthony
Müller of
Danzig saw
about 50
years ago
in that
town, a
very
ingenious
machine,
which
weaves 4
to 6