Fiber artist Lia Cook on how the English Jacquard loom and punch cards work together Fiber artist Lia Cook talks about how the English Jacquard loom and punch cards work together. CROSSROADS episode ...

An automated loom that transformed the 19th century textile industry and became the inspiration for future data processing machines. Developed by the French silk-weaver, Joseph-Marie Jacquard ...

The origin story of software takes us back past punch card computers and Babbage’s Difference Engine to a French weaver called Joseph Marie Jacquard. Jacquard created a way to automate mechanical ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Jacquard attachment was made in the ...