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As his journey around the world continues, writer Paul Salopek encounters the enduring spirits of one of history’s great ...

Silk is a fiber composed of proteins, a secretion unique to certain creatures of the forests, fields and one sea. It gleams of the Earth’s magical abundance. In Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s ...

“Silk: A World History” describes the unique qualities of silk that make it a sustainable material with a wide variety of applications. The following is an excerpt from Silk: A World History by ...

I just finished Aarathi Prasad's new book, Silk. The author, a molecular geneticist, and bioarcheologist raised in the Caribbean, wore silk saris all her youth. Her book explains silk's origins, ...

For historian Roopa Pai, the story of silk in South India is not just about fabric. It is a story of trade routes, empires, migration, technology and cultural ambition. “People think the Silk Road ...

Silk is not typically associated with Africa, but the luxurious cloth has been produced there for centuries. Moth to Cloth: Silk in Africa, an exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) now on view ...

When it comes to luxury fabrics, silk has always held a special place. But have you ever wondered which country is the Silk Capital of the World? The answer is China, a nation that has dominated silk ...

CHMMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Introduction : silk in the pre-modern world / Dagmar Schäfer, Giorgio Riello, and Luca Molà and -- Part I. Asian origins : -- ...