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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Pages in unused condition. Nice book in great condition. Hardcover. English. See images for condition.

About the book >.>.> Second volume of V. Sylwan’s important detailed scientific examination of early Han Dynasty textiles recovered during the Sven Hedin expedition to Northwestern China. Chapter titles include: Introduction Terminology; Notes on Chinese Silk Description and History of the Locations Explored (grave sites etc. in Northwestern China) Tailor- ing: Wool and Vegetable Materials; Textures and Techniques (including Widths etc. of Han Textiles); Plain Silks Silk Crepe and Gauze Figured Silk Damasks Polychrome Silk Fabrics Coloring Dyes and Dyeing Weaving Looms and Methods Ancient Chi nese Terms for Textiles Cleaning of Silks and Articles of Silk Bibliography Addenda. (MP)