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The story of silk

Author
Feltwell, John
Document type
Livre
Language
English
Source
ill. (some col.); maps; bibliogr.; index ; xiv, 233 p., [24] p. of pl. ; 1990
ISBN
0312057725
Publisher
St. Martin's Press, New York (usa)
Publication country
United States
Abstract (en)
A history of the silk industry from its earliest mention in China, ca.2640 B.C. to the present. Discusses the cultivation of silkworms in monasteries in England from at least the 15th c.; the dyeing process and the uses of silk; the role of Huguenots in English silk production beginning in the 16th c.; and silk producing establishments and their employees in Europe and Great Britain from the 15th c.
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DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00428297

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