Silk (Movie Tie-in Edition)
Silk (Movie Tie-in Edition)

Author: Alessandro Baricco

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2008-12-10

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0307490955

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The year is 1861. Hervé Joncour is a French merchant of silkworms, who combs the known world for their gemlike eggs. Then circumstances compel him to travel farther, beyond the edge of the known, to a country legendary for the quality of its silk and its hostility to foreigners: Japan.There Joncour meets a woman. They do not touch; they do not even speak. And he cannot read the note she sends him until he has returned to his own country. But in the moment he does, Joncour is possessed.

Silk and Cotton
Silk and Cotton

Author: Susan Meller

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2019-12-03

Total Pages: 783

ISBN-13: 1683355571

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The traditional textiles of Central Asia are unknown treasures. Straddling the legendary Silk Road, this vast region stretches from Russia in the west to China in the east. Whether nomadic or sedentary, its peoples created textiles for every aspect of their way of life, from ceremonial objects marking rites of passage, to everyday garments, to practical items for the home. There were suzanis for the marriage bed; prayer mats; patchwork quilts; bridal ensembles; bags for tea, scissors, and mirrors; lovingly embroidered hats and bibs; and robes of every color and pattern. Author Susan Meller has spent years assembling the 590 textiles illustrated in this book. She documents their history, use, and meaning through archival photographs and fascinating travelers’ narratives spanning many centuries. Her book will be a revelation to designers, collectors, students of Central Asia, and travelers to the region. Silk and Cotton is destined to become a classic.

Bloomingdale's Illustrated 1886 Catalog
Bloomingdale's Illustrated 1886 Catalog

Author: Bloomingdale Brothers

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-07-25

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0486319563

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Famed merchants' extremely rare catalog depicting about 1,700 products: clothing, housewares, firearms, dry goods, jewelry, and more. Invaluable for dating and identifying vintage items. Also, royalty-free graphics for artists and designers. Co-published with Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.

Silk
Silk

Author: Mary Schoeser

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 0300117418

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Geschiedenis van zijde wat betreft teelt en toepassing in kleding en andere producten, daarnaast komen verschillende modeontwerpers aan bod alsmede de toekomst van deze stof.

Transactions
Transactions

Author: California State Agricultural Society (Sacramento, Calif.)

Publisher:

Published: 1868

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13:

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Ogresive
Ogresive

Author: Wilbert Sinclair

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2022-08-01

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1647018889

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Tucson, Arizona. Many stories can be told about Tucson, having a variety of cold-blooded, heartless, and vicious gunmen and notorious gunfighters who once dwelled there during the 1800s. Many of them ended up there as permanent guests on boot-hill, having lost their last gunfight. Tucson was not the mother-town of such treacherous and ruthless men; many of them migrated there from all parts of the country for various reasons. Though many stories have been told about some of the men--and women--of the early west who cast giant shadows across the land, the story that I now bring to you have never been told before. It is the story of a young black gunfighter whose courage was incredible, his marksmanship and lightning speed draw with a Colt .44 was unmatched. His name: OGRESIVE!