- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson; New edition edition (20 Aug 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500283087
- ISBN-13: 978-0500283080
- Product Dimensions: 30.5 x 24.1 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 569,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The most comprehensive history of silk ever written' - Drapers Record 'The Book of Silk is as luxurious as the remarkable material itself' - Fashion Weekly 'Full of scholarship, wit and fine writing' - The Washington Post
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Luxury, beauty, refinement, sensuality, elegance - silk is synonymous with all of these. No fibre - natural or manmade rivals its versatility. Silk is light but strong, smooth and soft, supremely adaptable. It can be made wonderfully warm or deliciously cool. It can be dyed with infinite subtlety or boldness. When worn or draped, its fluidity is spellbinding. This book follows the story of this remarkable material through the ages, reproducing hundreds of fabrics, furnishings and garments from all parts of the world. From ancient China, where the secret of reeling silkworm cocoons was first discovered, the narrative leads by the legendary Silk Routes to Byzantium and the Islamic world, to Ottoman Turkey and India - and on to the Renaissance, baroque and rococo silks of western Christendom. In modern times the fashion industry yields a wonderful array of silk designs, from Fortuny and Balenciaga, Poiret and Schiaparelli. At every stage, silk's status as the most prized fabric of all ensured that it commanded the most creative talents of each period, from anonymous Chinese masters to the celebrated dressmakers of France and Italy. A selection of illustrations, many drawn from private collections, reveals silk's omnipresence in couture and decoration, carpets, embroidery and even painting.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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An exhaustive history of silk, including its discovery in China and the birth of the silk industry, this is a rich tapestry of history, politics and global economics, with wild stories that will enthrall readers.
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Very informative on the history of silk from all parts of the world and periods. A lot of pictures, but would have liked to have see them all in color in order to appreciate the design more.
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