François de La Planche

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François de La Planche

Flemish weaver

Also known as: Franz van den Planken

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17th and 18th centuries
…establish low-warp looms in Paris: François de La Planche (or Franz van den Planken; 1573–1627) and Marc de Comans (1563–before 1650). Satisfactory working conditions were found for them in the old Gobelins family dyeworks on the outskirts of the city, and so began the establishment commonly known by that name…
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…establish low-warp looms in Paris: François de La Planche (or Franz van den Planken; 1573–1627) and Marc de Comans (1563–before 1650). Satisfactory working conditions were found for them in the old Gobelins family dyeworks on the outskirts of the city, and so began the establishment commonly known by that name…
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