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Silk : a world history / Aarathi Prasad.

Prasad, Aarathi, (author.).

Summary:

"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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063160255 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: viii, 293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Bombyx mori.
Lepidopterology > History.
Sericulture > History.
Silk > History.
Silkworms.
Silkworms > History.

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