The History Of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, And Other Fibrous Substances:: Including Observations On Spinning, Dyeing, And Weaving. Also An Account Of ... State And Attainments In The Domestic Arts

The History Of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, And Other Fibrous Substances:: Including Observations On Spinning, Dyeing, And Weaving. Also An Account Of ... State And Attainments In The Domestic Arts

In the following pages, an effort has been made to restore a portion of this history, so far as the meagre and careless traces scattered through the Literature of Antiquity will allow.—Of the many beneficent achievements of inventive genius, those which more immediately minister to tlie personal convenience and comfort of mankind seem to assert a natural pre-eminence.Throughout the entire work, the most diligent care has been used in the collation of the numerous authorities cited, as well as a rigid regard paid to their veracity. As a work so elaborate in its character would necessarily have to depend, to a considerable extent, for its facts and illustrations, upon the labors ofprevious writers, the author deems no apology necessary in thus publicly and gratefully avowing his indebtedness to the several authors cited in order at the foot of his pages ; but he would especially mention the eminent name of Mr. Yates, to the fruitsof whose labors the present production owes much of its novelty,attractiveness, and intrinsic value.

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Table of Contents:

Copyright

PREFACE

CONTENTS

LIST OF PLATES

PART FIRST - CHAPTER I SPINNING,DYEING AND WEAVING

CHAPTER II.HISTORY OF THE SILK MANUFACTURE CONTINUED TO THE FOURTH CENTURY

CHAPTER III HISTORY OF THE SILK MANUFACTURE FROM THE THIRD TO THE SIXTH CENTURY

CHAPTER IV HISTORY OF THE SILK MANUFACTURE CONTINUED FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF SILK-WORMS INTO EUROPE, A.D. 530, TO THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY

CHAPTER V SILK AND GOLDEN TEXTURES OF THE ANCIENTS

CHAPTER VI SILVER TEXTURES, &c., OF THE ANCIENTS

CHAPTER IX THE SPIDER

CHAPTER X FIBRES OR SILKEN MATERIAL OF THE PINNA

CHAPTER XI FIBRES, OR SILKEN MATERIAL OF THE PINE-APPLE

CHAPTER XII MALLOWS

CHAPTER XIII SPARTUM, OR SPANISH BROOM

PART SECOND - CHAPTER I SHEEP'S WOOL

CHAPTER IISHEEP-BREEDING AND PASTORAL LIFE OF THE ANCIENTS--ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES, & C.

CHAPTER III SHEEP BREEDING AND PASTORAL LIFE OF THE ANCIENTS--ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES, &c.

CHAPTER lV GOATS-HAIR

CHAPTER V BEAVERS-WOOL

CHAPTER VI CAMELS-WOOL AND CAMELS-HAIR

PART THIRD - CHAPTER I GREAT ANTIQUITY OF THE COTTON MANUFACTURE IN INDIA - UNRIVALLED SKILL OF THE INDIAN WEAVER

CHAPTER II SPINNING AND WEAVING--MARVELLOUS SKILL DISPLAYED IN THESE ARTS

PART FOURTH - CHAPTER I FLAX

CHAPTER II HEMP*

CHAPTER III.ASBESTOS

APPENDICES

APPENDIX B

APPENDIX C

APPENDIX D