Author: VERSLUIS, H.,
Title: Zijde. [Silk]. Orig. edn. Orig. edn.
Description: Amersfoort, Regionaal Weefcontact 3, 1988. Small 8°. Orig. wrappers, stapled. Illustration on front wrapper. 34pp. 5 text-ills. after potographs by author, full-p. sketch-map, illustrating the spread of silk production in Europe, list of sources consulted. Supplies concise handy information on natural silk, e.g. silk through the ages, raising of silk-worms, threads, properties of silk, weaving and spinning, dyeing with natural dyes.. Very good copy.

Keywords: silk natural dyes dyeing silkworms growing weaving spinning properties history fashion