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.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- Decorative arts -- Textiles and costume
• Silk
• Technique
• Manufacture
• Europe
• 1400-2000

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- Arts décoratifs -- Textiles et costume
• Soie
• Technique
• Fabrication
• Europe
• 1400-2000

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00428297

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