Chinese Silk
by Shelagh Vainker
Book · Hardcover · 2004 · Condition: very good
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About this book
Chinese Silk: A Cultural History by Shelagh Vainker, published by Rutgers University Press in 2004. It traces silk in China from its Neolithic origins to the twentieth century, drawing on archaeological evidence, paintings, poems and texts, and covers its role in trade, religion and literature and its links with the decorative arts.
Seller's notes
Preowned book with wear and signs of use
- Author
- Shelagh Vainker
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Year
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 224
- Subject
- Silk -- China -- History; Silk industry -- China; Silk Road; Textile fabrics, Chinese; China -- Civilization
- ISBN
- 9780813534466
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