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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An impressive and seminal work of outstanding scholarship,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chinese Silk: A Cultural History (Hardcover)
Chinese Silk: A Cultural History by Shelagh Vainker (Assistant Keeper of Eastern Art, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England) is a detailed history of silk in China ranging from its Neolithic origins down to the twentieth century. Relating the use of Chinese silk to other decorative arts, and drawing extensively from archaeology, paintings, poems, and other texts, Vainker traces the role of silk in Chinese history, trade, religion, and literature. Chinese Silk is an impressive and seminal work of outstanding scholarship, would make a superb choice as a community library Memorial Fund acquisition, as well as an essential, core addition to academic library Cultural History collections.
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Chinese Silk: A Cultural History by S. J. Vainker (Hardcover - April 23, 2004)
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