Evolution of Olive Oil Factories in Spain From the Represented by Johannes Stradanus

Abstract

The technological evolution in the production of olive oil from Middle Ages to the twentieth century, implies the adaptation of the olive oil industry to the different scenarios of the global oil market in that period. Following the traces of the mannerist painter Johannes Stradanus, the evolution in the design and technology of the olive oil factories is analyzed, identifying the fundamental changes that occurred in the different phases of the process represented by the artist. Keywords: Food industry, olive oil, olive oil factory, technology, preindustrial, Stradanus, Nova Reperta.

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“…This work shows a printing press workshop of the early 17th century, with details on the tools and the layout of the workshop. This methodology of etching interpretation applied to the knowledge of old industrial processes was established by researchers such as Montes Balado [50,51], who studied the technological evolution of olive presses through the etchings of Stradanus. In turn, Markey [52] also analyzed the work of this Flemish artist.…”

“…The galley was a zinc plank with bars on three sides. After being thus equipped, the gallery and galley were bound with hemp rope (Figure 5c) and fitted with a hammer and a wooden block (i.e., a drum) (Figure 5a) to level and balance the types; this action was known as palming [51]. The planks with the composed text were placed on the molds (Figure 5c), where the composed lines were bound, locked, and fitted with keys (Figure 5d).…”