The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other Fibrous Substances; / Including Observations on Spinning, Dyeing, and Weaving.

Chapter 8: LIST OF PLATES.

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A comprehensive survey traces the origin, extraction, and manufacture of major textile fibers—silk, cotton, linen, wool, and others—and explains spinning, dyeing, and weaving techniques. It pairs technical descriptions and illustrations with natural-history accounts of fiber-producing animals and practical notes on processes such as felting, netting, and the manufacture of paper from plant fibers. The work situates these domestic arts within the social and pastoral life of earlier societies and includes historical commentary drawn from classical sources and appendices. Practical detail, antiquarian research, and comparative observations combine to show how textile production shaped daily life and material culture.

LIST OF PLATES.

I.	Frontispiece—Chinese Looms.	to face page
II.	Egyptian Looms, with the Processes of Spinning and Winding,	93
III.	Silk Worm, Cocoons, Chrysalis, Moths, and Pinna	118
IV.	Spiders, with the Processes of Spinning and Weaving	172
V.	Indian Loom, with the Process of Winding off the Thread	315
VI.	Egyptian Flax-gathering. Magnified Fibres of Flax and Cotton	359
VII.	Map, showing the Divisions of the Ancient World, coloured according to the Raw Materials principally produced in them for Weaving	400
VIII.	Caps worn by Cynic Philosopher, Vulcan, Dædalus, Ulysses, and a Desultor. Caps worn by Modern Greek Boy and Fisherman. Mysian Cap or Phrygian Bonnet. Coins in the British Museum	415
IX.	Statue of Endymion. Hats worn by Shepherds and Athenian Ephebi. Coins in the British Museum	434
X.	Hunting-scenes in bas-reliefs at Ince-Blundell. Egyptians with the Drag-Net	464