Pomp and Poverty: A History of Silk in Ireland

by Mairead Dunlevy

Lustrous, warm, lightweight, strong, silk has always been a symbol of wealth and status, beginning in prehistoric China. In Pomp and Poverty: A History of Silk in Ireland , Mairead Dunlevy unfolds a colourful tale. She introduces us to the merchants or 'silk men' who traded in silk, oversaw its production and invested in machinery and design; the weavers and dyers who created luxury under exploitative conditions for miserable wages; the gentlefolk...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300170416
• ISBN13: 9780300170412
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 2.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.7" x 10.3"