Three pages from a Portuguese-language encyclopedia entry on "Tecido" (fabric/tissue). The text defines the word and gives a short technical note on textiles: fabrics can be made from any fibre that forms a thread, and there are waterproof, fireproof and medicated fabrics, with surgical dressings. Most of the entry covers biological tissue: animal tissue types (epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous) and plant and pathological tissues. One page is a full-colour plate of Persian textile and carpet ornament, captioned "Tecidos Persas".