The history of silk, cotton, linen, wool, and other fibrous substances : including observations on spinning, dyeing, and weaving; also an account of the pastoral life of the ancients, their social state and attainments in the domestic arts; with appendices on Pliny's Natural history; on the origin and manufacture of linen and cotton paper; on felting, netting, &c. ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gilroy, Clinton G.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harper & Brothers, 1845.
Subjects:	Textile fabrics > History. History, Ancient.

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