Roman Silk Across the Ages
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A promotional booklet issued by the C. Santamaria Roman Silk Weaving Company of Rome, giving a short history of silk from ancient Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages to the 19th century. It covers the arrival of silkworms in Byzantium under Justinian, the spread of silk culture to Italy, the Oriental-influenced striped patterns of Roman silk, papal support for the silk weavers' corporation, and hand-loom weaving methods (herringbone and corded weaves). It ends with the history of the Stefoni factory, which became the Santamaria firm in 1893, and advertises the company's store and embroidery department on Via Condotti. Illustrated with a street map, photographs of the shop, hand looms in operation, and the embroidery department.
- Type
- Monograph
- Date
- c. 1928
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 21
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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