Silk
A World History
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: viii, 293 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
"In a gorgeous history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of the queen of fabrics. Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global, natural, and cultural history (and future) of a unique material that has fascinated the world for thousands of years"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Sericulture -- History -- Popular works.
Silkworms -- History -- Popular works.
Silk -- History -- Popular works.
Lepidopterology -- History -- Popular works.
Silkworms -- Popular works.
Bombyx mori -- Popular works.
Sericulture -- History -- Popular works.
Silkworms -- History -- Popular works.
Silk -- History -- Popular works.
Lepidopterology -- History -- Popular works.
Silkworms -- Popular works.
Bombyx mori -- Popular works.
ISBN:
9780063160255
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