The history of silk, cotton, linen, wool, and other fibrous substances; (1845)
[Gilroy, Clinton G] [from old catalog] · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 442
elves in Silk. The Green indicates the countries, all low and bordering onrivers, in which the cloth manufactured was chiefly Linen. The Brown is designed to show the cultivation of Hemp inthe low country to the North of the Euxine Sea, and probablyin other places, North of the Red division, which… … APPENDICES, APPENDIX A. ON PLINYS NATURAL HISTORY. Sheep and wool—Price of wool in Plinys time—Varieties of wool and where pro-duced—Coarse wool used for the manufacture of carpets—Woollen cloth ofEgypt—Embroidery—Felting—Manner of cleansing—Distaff of Tanaquil—Varro—Tunic—Toga—Undulate or waved…
Textile fabrics · History, Ancient
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