Description |
256 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 31 cm |
Contents |
Origins: China and Japan -- Central Asia and the Silk Road -- India's woven winds -- The ancient world, Egypt and Byzantium -- The tide of Islam Mongols, Mamluks, Ottomans -- The Persian flowering -- Silk weaving comes to Europe -- French style -- Western highlights -- Silk in the modern world -- Terms and techniques -- Collecting -- Care and conservation -- Museums and collections -- Publications |
Analysis |
Silk History |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
Subject |
Silk weaving -- History.
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Silk -- History.
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Silk.
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LC no. |
93060204 |
ISBN |
0500236623 |
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