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 publication provides a valuable index to the current state of Boulton studies. Combining original contributions from social, economic, and cultural historians, with those of historians of science, technology and art, archaeologists and heritage professionals, the book sheds new light on the general culture of the eighteenth century, including patterns of work, production and consumption of the products of art and industry. The book also extends and enhances knowledge of the Enlightenment, industrialization and the processes of globalization in the eighteenth century.
By:
Sally Baggott
Edited by:
Kenneth Quickenden,
Malcolm Dick
Series edited by:
Dr. Ernst Hamm,
Dr. Robert M. Brain
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9781409422181
ISBN 10: 1409422186
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 10 January 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
,
Primary
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
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. Nicholas Goodison, Kenneth Quickenden, Malcolm Dick, Sally Baggott, Peter M. Jones, Jennifer Tann, David Philip Miller, George Demidowicz, Jim Andrew, Peter Northover, Nick Wilcox, Barbara Fogarty, Joseph Melling, Sue Tungate, Liliane Hilaire-Perez, Bernard Vaisbrot, Irina Gouzevitch, Val Loggie.
Reviews for Matthew Boulton: Enterprising Industrialist of the Enlightenment
'[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
