Fake Silk

Fake Silk
Author: Paul David Blanc
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0300204663
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When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken? This disturbing book tells a dark story of hazardous manufacturing, poisonous materials, environmental abuses, political machinations, and economics trumping safety concerns. It explores the century-long history of "fake silk," or cellulose viscose, used to produce such products as rayon textiles and tires, cellophane, and everyday kitchen sponges. Paul Blanc uncovers the grim history of a product that crippled and even served a death sentence to many industry workers while also releasing toxic carbon disulfide into the environment. Viscose, an innovative and lucrative product first introduced in the early twentieth century, quickly became a multinational corporate enterprise. Blanc investigates industry practices from the beginning through two highly profitable world wars, the midcentury export of hazardous manufacturing to developing countries, and the current "greenwashing" of viscose as an eco-friendly product. Deeply researched and boldly presented, this book brings to light an industrial hazard whose egregious history ranks with those of asbestos, lead, and mercury.

On Divine Providence

On Divine Providence
Author: Theodoret (Bishop of Cyrrhus.)
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1988
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780809104208
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Theodoret can be called the last great torchbearer of Christian rhetoric in Asia and De providentia is regarded by many as exhibiting his literary power in its highest form. Written c. 437. +

Silk

Silk
Author: Mary Schoeser
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300117418
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Geschiedenis van zijde wat betreft teelt en toepassing in kleding en andere producten, daarnaast komen verschillende modeontwerpers aan bod alsmede de toekomst van deze stof.

Advances in Silk Science and Technology

Advances in Silk Science and Technology
Author: Arindam Basu
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2015-04-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1782423249
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The remarkable properties of silk fibres have gained them a prominent place in the field of technical textiles. Advances in Silk Science and Technology explores recent developments in silk processing, properties and applications. Techniques for manufacturing spider silk are also discussed and the current and future applications of this fibre are reviewed. Part One focuses on the properties and processing of silk from both silkworms and spiders. It addresses recent advances in our understanding of the properties of silk and offers systematic coverage of the processing of silk from spinning through to finishing, as well as an analysis of quality testing for silk fibres, yarns and fabrics. Part Two then addresses important applications of silk from silkworms and spiders, and includes chapters on the use of silk in polymer matrix composites and in different kinds of biomaterial. The book concludes with a chapter on developments in the use of silk waste. - Reviews the properties of silk from both silkworms and spiders - Offers systematic coverage of the processing of silk from spinning through to finishing - Cover a range of applications, including on the use of silk in polymer matrix composites and in different kinds of biomaterial

Silk

Silk
Author: Lesley Ellis Miller
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0500480656
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This luxurious compendium of silk is the ultimate celebration of one of the world’s most revered fabrics. Silk reveals a breathtaking selection of fabric and fiber dating from antiquity to the early twenty-first century. Structured by technique, this outstanding new survey draws on the exceptional collections of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and shows the nest aesthetic and technical achievements of artisans, designers, and manufacturers. From dyeing to weaving and crochet to embroidery, this is a magnificent visual exploration of methods used over the centuries. From historic treasures in China and South America to nineteenth-century European International Exhibitions of art and industry, and more recently, designers’ catwalk collections from the fashion capitals of America, Asia, and Europe, including pieces by Dior, Balenciaga, and McQueen, here is the ultimate compendium of silk, presented in a luxurious real-cloth binding. Silk is the authoritative sourcebook, exploring methods and traditions across the history and geography of silk production, and celebrating the ingenuity and skill of designers and makers.

An Object of Seduction

An Object of Seduction
Author: Xiaolin Duan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2022-02-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1793614911
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The first book-length English-language study focusing on the early modern export of Chinese silk to New Spain from the sixteenth to the seventeenth century, An Object of Seduction compares and contrasts the two regions from perspectives of the sericulture development, the widespread circulation of silk fashion, and the government attempts at regulating the use of silk. Xiaolin Duan argues that the increasing demand for silk on the worldwide market on the one hand contributed to the parallel development of silk fashion and sericulture in China and New Spain, and on the other hand created conflicts on imperial regulations about foreign trade and hierarchical systems. Incorporating evidence from local gazetteers, correspondence, manual books, illustrated treatises, and miscellanies, this book explores how the growing desire for and production of raw silk and silk textiles empowered individuals and societies to claim and redefine their positions in changing time and space, thus breaking away from the traditional state control.

South Asian Ways of Silk

South Asian Ways of Silk
Author: Ole Zethner
Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Sericulture
ISBN: 9789385063077
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Silk has a long history in South Asia, more than 4,000 years. Today sericulture and silk production provide a livelihood to millions of people, not least tribal women. Here India dominates, being the second largest producer of silk in the world after China. The history of mulberry silk is well known and much has been written on its cultivation and production, especially by and for specialists. The scope and purpose of this volume is quite different, however. Aimed at a broader readership, it presents the diversity and complexity of sericulture and silk production across South Asia and Myanmar within a single, richly illustrated book. Significantly, it explores new directions in sericulture, and suggests alternatives to mulberry silk, which is not without environmental and ethical issues. Special attention is paid to Eri silk, similar to soft cotton and regarded as the most world?s comfortable textile. The result is a fascinating exploration of the world of silk in South Asia, a volume that will interest and intrigue silk specialists and general readers alike.