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The history of silk, cotton, linen, wool, and other fibrous substances : including observations on spinning, dyeing, and weaving : also an account of the pastoral life of the ancients, their social state and attainments in the domestic arts : with appendices on Pliny's Natural history, on the origin and manufacture of linen and cotton paper, on felting, netting, &c. : deduced from copious and authentic sources.

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Making of the Modern World, Part 1: The Goldsmiths'-Kress Collection, 1450-1850 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Gilroy, Clinton G.
Series:
Making of the modern world
Making of the Modern World
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Textile fabrics--History.
Textile fabrics.
History.
Textile industry--History.
Textile industry.
History, Ancient.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Other Title:
Pastoral life and manufactures of the ancients
Place of Publication:
New York : Harper & Brothers, 1845.
System Details:
text file
Notes:
"Illustrated by steel engravings."
Authorship attributed to Clinton G. Gilroy in NUC pre-1956.
On spine: Pastoral life and manufactures of the ancients.
Reproduction of original from Kress Library of Business and Economics, Harvard University.
Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 34096.14.
Includes bibliographical references.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. s2005 miunns
OCLC:
65277102
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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