The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other Fibrous Substances
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- Including Observations on Spinning, Dyeing, and Weaving
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1. Front matter2. THE HISTORY OF SILK, COTTON, LINEN, WOOL, AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES;3. PREFACE.4. PART FIRST. ANCIENT HISTORY OF SILK.5. PART SECOND. ORIGIN AND ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE SHEEP.6. PART THIRD. ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE COTTON MANUFACTURE.7. PART FOURTH. ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE LINEN MANUFACTURE.8. APPENDICES.9. LIST OF PLATES.10. CHAPTER I. SPINNING, DYEING, AND WEAVING.11. CHAPTER II. HISTORY OF THE SILK MANUFACTURE CONTINUED TO THE FOURTH CENTURY.12. CHAPTER III. HISTORY OF THE SILK MANUFACTURE FROM THE THIRD TO THE SIXTH CENTURY.13. CHAPTER IV. HISTORY OF THE SILK MANUFACTURE CONTINUED FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF SILK-WORMS INTO EUROPE, A.D. 530, TO THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.14. CHAPTER V. SILK AND GOLDEN TEXTURES OF THE ANCIENTS.15. CHAPTER VI. SILVER TEXTURES, &c., OF THE ANCIENTS.16. CHAPTER VII. DESCRIPTION OF THE SILK-WORM, &c.17. CHAPTER VIII. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE CHINESE MODE OF REARING SILK-WORMS, &c.18. CHAPTER IX. THE SPIDER.19. CHAPTER X. FIBRES OR SILKEN MATERIAL OF THE PINNA.20. CHAPTER XI FIBRES, OR SILKEN MATERIAL OF THE PINE-APPLE.21. CHAPTER XII. MALLOWS.22. CHAPTER XIII. SPARTUM, OR SPANISH BROOM.23. CHAPTER I. SHEEP’S WOOL.24. CHAPTER II SHEEP-BREEDING AND PASTORAL LIFE OF THE ANCIENTS—ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES, &c.25. CHAPTER III. SHEEP BREEDING AND PASTORAL LIFE OF THE ANCIENTS—ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES, &c.26. CHAPTER IV. GOATS-HAIR.27. CHAPTER V. BEAVERS-WOOL.28. CHAPTER VI. CAMELS-WOOL AND CAMELS-HAIR.29. CHAPTER I. GREAT ANTIQUITY OF THE COTTON MANUFACTURE IN INDIA—UNRIVALLED SKILL OF THE INDIAN WEAVER.30. CHAPTER II. SPINNING AND WEAVING—MARVELLOUS SKILL DISPLAYED IN THESE ARTS.31. CHAPTER I. FLAX.32. CHAPTER II. HEMP[542].33. CHAPTER III. ASBESTOS.34. APPENDICES.35. APPENDICES. (continued 2)