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Author: Giovanni Federico
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997-05
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 0521581982
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Economic History of the Silk Industry, 1830-1930 is an ambitious historical analysis of the development of a major commodity.
Author: Shichirō Matsui
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 246
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jacqueline Field
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780896725898
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Traces the American silk industry, once the world's largest, through case studies of the Nonotuck (Northampton, Massachusetts), Haskell (Westbrook, Maine), and Mallinson (New York and Pennsylvania) silk companies. Examines entrepreneurs as well as history of technology and products from sewing-machine thread to mass-produced plain and high-fashion silks"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Albert Henry Heusser
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 628
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Louise Rienzi
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Published: 2018-10-12
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9780342552344
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Luca Molà
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2003-04-01
Total Pages: 478
ISBN-13: 0801876559
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow 16th century Venetian silk manufacturers met the challenge of demand for lighter and cheaper fabric. The manufacture of luxury textiles, such as silk, was central to an Italian Renaissance economy based on status and conspicuous consumption. From the rapidly changing fashions that drove demand to the jobs created for craftsmen, weavers, and merchants, the wealth and prestige associated with silk throughout Europe made it Italy's leading export industry. In this important book, Luca Molà examines the silk industry in Renaissance Venice amid changing markets, suppliers, producers, and government regulations. Drawing on archival research and a vast amount of European scholarship, Molà documents the innovations Venetians made in manufacturing and marketing to spur the silk industry. He uncovers the alliance between manufacturers and government to promote the industry in a changing international economic environment. Through flexible laws, quality was regulated to meet the varying requirements of an increasing range of customers. Molà also analyzes state policy that favored the development and organization of silk producers throughout the Terraferma. His findings contribute in an important way to the ongoing scholarly assessment of Venice's place in the economy of the Renaissance and the Mediterranean world.
Author: Ben Marsh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-04-23
Total Pages: 503
ISBN-13: 1108418287
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReveals how commodity failure, as much as success, can shed light on aspirations, environment, and economic life in colonial societies.
Author: Xinru Liu
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 0195338103
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ancient trade routes that made up the Silk Road were some of the great conduits of cultural and material exchange in world history. In this intriguing book, Xinru Liu reveals both why and how this long-distance trade in luxury goods emerged in the late third century BCE, following its story through to the Mongol conquest. Liu starts with China's desperate need for what the Chinese called "the heavenly horses" of Central Asia, and describes how the traders who brought these horses also brought other exotic products, some all the way from the Mediterranean. Likewise, the Roman Empire, as a result of its imperial ambition as well as the desire of its citizens for Chinese silk, responded with easterly explorations for trade. The book shows how the middle men, the Kushan Empire, spread Buddhism to China. Missionaries and pilgrims facilitated cave temples along the mountainous routes and monasteries in various oases and urban centers, forming the backbone of the Silk Road. The author also explains how Islamic and Mongol conquerors in turn controlled the various routes until the rise of sea travel diminished their importance.
Author: United States. Industrial Commission
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Paul M. Tuskes
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2019-05-15
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 1501738003
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Saturniidae are among the largest and showiest moths in North America. This comprehensive work covers the life history and taxonomy of a hundred species and subspecies of these Lepidoptera. The beautiful adults and larvae of all species are illustrated in thirty color plates, which are supported by line drawings of cocoons, distribution maps, and photographs of behavior. More than a natural history guide, this book includes chapters in population biology, life history strategies, disease and parasitoids, and the importance of silk moths of human culture. The systematic account emphasizes genetic differences among populations and the process of speciation and presents new information on experimental hybridization and life histories. For the student, researcher, and naturalist, here is practical information on collecting, rearing, and conducting original research. The entire text is referenced to an extensive bibliography.
