TY - BOOK AU - Scott,Philippa TI - The book of silk PY - 2001/// CY - London PB - Thames & Hudson KW - SEDA KW - HISTORIA KW - INDUSTRIA Y COMERCIO KW - TEXTILES N1 - The wonders of Silk -- Origins. China and Japan -- Central Asia and gthe silk road -- India's woven winds -- The Ancient world, Egypt and Byzantium -- The Tide of Islam -- Mongols, Mamluks, Ottomans -- The Persians Flowering -- Silk weaving comes to europe -- Franch style -- Western highlights -- Silk in the Modern world -- Compendium of Information -- Terms and Techniques -- Collecting -- Care and conservation -- Museums abd collections -- Publications -- Acknowledgments -- Index ER -