Search Results for: Silk
danish bog . [ ] prior to invention of shears—probably in the iron age —the wool was plucked out by hand or by bronze combs. in roman times, wool, linen , and leather clothed the european population; cotton from india was a curiosity of which only naturalists had heard, and silks , imported along the silk
spain , and even constantinople . [ ] the wool trade developed into serious business, a generator of capital. [ ] in the th century, the wool trade became the economic engine of the low countries and central italy. by the end of the th century, italy predominated, though italian production turned to silk...
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