Silk

By Mary Schoeser

This gorgeously illustrated volume not only offers a tour through the fascinating history of silk but also a glimpse into the future, when imaginative designers and textile producers will be changing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300117418
• ISBN13: 9780300117417
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.0" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Everything Silk

I am intrigued by books that show the history of commodities, such as "Green Cargoes" or "A Perfect Red". This book on Silk is more geared towards the artistry of silk, yet it contains sufficient information on the history of silk and what part it played in the world of commerce and even the arts. The book is geared more toward women's wear throughout history and even gives a little bit of future speculation on what will be done with the silk and silk patterns. In the process of describing the uniqueness and beauty of silk, we are impressed by the many pictures in this oversized book. My favorite of these pictures is the painting of "Laus Veneris" by Edward Burne-Jones in the section on "Silk in Use". This does make a good coffee-table book. However, I must stress that it is also a good book on the history of the commodity and may be placed in your library next to other books on the history of organic products.