Asian Textiles in the Carreira da Índia: Portuguese Trade, Consumption and Taste, 1500–1700. (3rd July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: João Ferreira, Maria
• Is Part Of: Textile history. Volume 46:Number 2(2015)
• Page Start: 147
• Page End: 168
• Publication Date: 2015-07-03
• Subjects: Textile fabrics -- History -- Periodicals; Textile industry -- History -- Periodicals; Clothing and dress -- History -- Periodicals; 746.09005
• DOI: Http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/00404969.2015.1121663
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-4969

Abstract

Abstract : This article focuses on the textile trade between Asia and Portugal in the early modern period. It highlights the pivotal role that Portugal played in the distribution of Asian manufactures across Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, before England and Holland set up large trading companies. It further examines the nature of Asian textile imports in Portugal, assessing their impact on consumption patterns, local manufacturing and shifts in taste.