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Printing Museum of Premià de Mar

Formula book

A book with colouring formulae, with the sample showing the result of the formula. Printing Museum of Premià de Mar.

 

A book with colouring formulae, with the sample showing the result of the formula. Printing Museum of Premià de Mar.

 

A chemical formulae book from the 19th century, with a colour swab resulting from applying the formula. With the discovery of chemical dyes in the mid 19th century, the price of printed materials dropped and they became accessible to all levels of society. The figure of the chemist reached a paramount importance in the factories after this time.

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