La importación de papeles pintados para la decoración de interiores en las viviendas españolas de los siglos XVIII y XIX

  1. Bartolomé García, Fernando R. 1
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

Book:
Los entramados políticos y sociales en la España Moderna: Del orden corporativo-jurisdiccional al Estado liberal
  1. Imízcoz Beunza, José María (coord.)
  2. Esteban Ochoa de Eribe, Javier (coord.)
  3. Artola Renedo. Andoni (coord.)

Publisher: Fundación Española de Historia Moderna

ISBN: 978-84-949424-6-4

Year of publication: 2023

Pages: 2359-2374

Congress: Fundación Española de Historia Moderna. Reunión Científica (17. 2023. Vitoria-Gasteiz)

Type: Conference paper

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the far-reaching significance of wallpaper imports to Spain during the 18th and 19th centuries. Foreign dependence, in terms ofspecialised labour, raw materials and certain ready-made products significantly weakened the country’s productive fabric in this sector. Neither the government’s protectionist policies nor the large investments made by determined entrepreneurs managed to break entirely free from this foreign subordination. There was nonetheless a positive aspect to this internationalisation, as it imposed prevailing tastes and styles in interior decoration in Europe during these centuries.