| | Silk: From the Myths and Legends to the Middle Ages | 
| ALL NEW SECOND EDITION OF Silk: From the Myths and Legends to the Middle Ages. Priscilla Lowry
ISBN 978-0-473-13770-0 Published by St Johns Press, Auckland 2008.
At last the secrets of silk can be revealed. Silk has a glamour and a mystery that has fascinated people for over 5,000 years and its production was kept a secret, punishable by death... but no secret can be kept forever.
So...
Delve into the secrets hidden in the Myths and Legends
Follow the paths of the adventurers along the Old Silk Road
Discover silk with Marco Polo at the court of Kublai Khan
Search Medieval nunneries and workshops for the embroideries known as Opus Anglicanum
Celebrate the lives of the London Business Women and the Medieval silk spinners and weavers
Marvel at the power and influence of the Guilds
Delight in the discovery and interpretation of the fashions
And, in the Practical Section, learn to identify and spin a whole variety of wonderful silks.
Silk: From the Myths and Legends to the Middle Ages. Priscilla Lowry
Comprehensive Glossary and Bibliography
Over 80 photos and line drawings, 176 pages, paperback
ISBN 978-0-473-13770-0 Published by St Johns Press, Auckland 2008.
$NZ39.00 plus packing and postage
$NZ75.00 for the pair, plus packing and postage
You can contact the publisher direct to purchase your autographed copy at: silkroad39@xtra.co.nz | | The Secrets of Silk: From Textiles to Fashion. | 
| The Secrets of Silk: From Textiles to Fashion
Priscilla Lowry
Published by St John's Press, London, ISBN 0-9544140-0-4
There is something magical about silk, the way it feels, the way you feel when you wear it. This book is the second book in the series and continues the fascinating story of high adventure, hardship and greed, luxury and power.
There is something for everyone in the story of silk whether your interest is textiles, art, design, embroidery, wearable art, medieval and social history, women or fashion. Silk is an aspect of trade, travel, science and economics and an important subject for research. It was used to make umbrellas and parachutes, for surgery, tyres on the bicycles competing in the Tour de France, for paper, braid and feltmaking, knitting, spinning and weaving. There is hardly any aspect of life where silk does not have a part to play.
So...
Trace silk in the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire
Explore the developments of the luscious European silk fabrics
Discover how silk was traded, the fairs, banking, gold and dyes
Follow the Huguenots as they fled from persecution
Delight in knitted silk and lace, buttons and bows
Celebrate fashion throughout the history of silk, the outward and visible sign of wealth, power and prestige.
and in the Practical Section, discover Knitting and Designing with silk.
Comprehensive glossary and bibliography,
illustrated with photos and line drawings,
198 pages, paperback
The Secrets of Silk: From Textiles to Fashion
Priscilla Lowry
Published by St Johns Press, London
ISBN 0-9544140-1-2, 2004
$NZ39.00 each plus postage and packaging
$NZ75.00 for the pair, plus postage and packaging
You can contact the publishers direct to purchase your autographed copy
email: silkroad39@xtra.co.nz
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