Chinese Silk: A Cultural History by Shelagh Vainker - 2004-04-23

Rutgers University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Rutgers University Press, 2004-04-23. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Rutgers Univ Press. New. 2004. Hardcover. 0813534461 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED -- 224 pages; Beautifully illustrated -- clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. Description: This book surveys the production and significance of silk in China from prehistory to the present day. Silk is one of China's major contributions to world civilisation, the secrets of its cultivation closely guarded for generations. The famous network of trade routes between West and East is still known as the Silk Road. The organisation and techniques of Chinese silk production, the uses of the silk produced - both bolts and made-up pieces - and the types and styles of its ornament are here considered in a highly illustrated and accessible general survey, the first of its kind to be… Read More