Silk

Prasad, Aarathi

Silk

2024

Prasad, Aarathi

"In a gorgeous history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of the queen of fabrics. Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global, natural, and cultural history (and future) of a unique material that has fascinated the world for thousands of years"--

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bombyx mori history sericulture silk silkworms

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Edition

First edition.

Publisher

William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Pagination

viii, 293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color portraits ; 23 cm

Other Subjects

Lepidopterology

Language

English

Format

print, unmediated, volume

Note

Aarathi Prasad.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text in English.

ISBN

9780063160255, 0063160250, 9780063160279

Sub Title

a world history

Type

Informational Works.; Text; Bibliography; Book; Monograph; Monograph; Book; Documents D'information.

In AGRIS since: 2024-12-05

Modification date: 2025-07-19

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2024

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