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The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, and Wool

by Clinton G. Gilroy

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  1. 1Dedication — Preface
  2. 2Part First — Ancient History of Silk
  3. 3Part Second — Origin and Ancient History of the Sheep
  4. 4Part Third — Ancient History of the Cotton Manufacture
  5. 5Part Fourth — Ancient History of the Linen Manufacture
  6. 6Appendices
  7. 7Part First — Ancient History of Silk
  8. 8Chapter II — History of the Silk Manufacture Continued to the Fourt…
  9. 9Chapter III — History of the Silk Manufacture From the Third to the…
  10. 10Chapter IV — History of the Silk Manufacture Continued From the Int…
  11. 11Chapter V — Silk and Golden Textures of the Ancients
  12. 12Chapter VI — Silver Textures, &c., of the Ancients
  13. 13Chapter VII — Description of the Silk-Worm, &c.
  14. 14Chapter viii — General Observations on the Chinese Mode of Rearing…
  15. 15Chapter IX — The Spider
  16. 16Chapter X — Fibres or Silken Material of the Pinna
  17. 17Chapter XI — Fibres, or Silken Material of the Pine-Apple
  18. 18Chapter XII — Mallows
  19. 19Chapter XIII — Spartum, or Spanish Broom
  20. 20Part Second — Origin and Ancient History of the Sheep
  21. 21Chapter II — Sheep-Breeding and Pastoral Life of the Ancients — Ill…
  22. 22Chapter III — Sheep Breeding and Pastoral Life of the Ancients — Il…
  23. 23Chapter IV — Goats-Hair
  24. 24Chapter V — Beavers-Wool
  25. 25Chapter VI — Camels-Wool and Camels-Hair
  26. 26Part Third — Ancient History of the Cotton Manufacture
  27. 27Chapter II — Spinning and Weaving — Marvellous Skill Displayed in T…
  28. 28Part Fourth — Ancient History of the Linen Manufacture
  29. 29Chapter II — Hemp
  30. 30Chapter III — Asbestos
  31. 31Appendices
  32. 32Appendix B — On the Origin and Manufacture of Linen and Cotton Paper
  33. 33Appendix C — On Felt
  34. 34Appendix D — On Netting

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