The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other Fibrous Substances: Including Observations on Spinning, Dyeing, and Weaving : Also an Account of the Pastoral Life of the Ancients, Their Social State and Attainments in the Domestic Arts : with Appendices on Pliny's Natural History, on the Origin and Manufacture of Linen and Cotton Paper, on Felting, Netting, &c. Deduced from Copious and Authentic SourcesHarper & Brothers, 1845 - Всего страниц: 464 |
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... Manner of casting its Exuvia - Sometimes cannot be fully accomplished - Consequent death of the insect - Second , third , and fourth sickness of the worm - Its disgust for food- Material of which silk is formed - Mode of its secretion ...
... Manner of casting its Exuvia - Sometimes cannot be fully accomplished - Consequent death of the insect - Second , third , and fourth sickness of the worm - Its disgust for food- Material of which silk is formed - Mode of its secretion ...
Стр. xv
... Manner of its preparations - M . Bon's enthusiasm - His spider establishment - Spider - silk not poisonous Its ... Manner of procuring the Pinna - Poli's description - Specimens of the Pinna in the British Museum - Pearls found in the ...
... Manner of its preparations - M . Bon's enthusiasm - His spider establishment - Spider - silk not poisonous Its ... Manner of procuring the Pinna - Poli's description - Specimens of the Pinna in the British Museum - Pearls found in the ...
Стр. xvi
... Manner of preparing the fibres for weaving - Easy cultivation of the plant - Thrives where no other plant will live - Mr . Frederick Burt Zincke's patent process of manufacturing cloth from the fibres of this plant - Its comparative ...
... Manner of preparing the fibres for weaving - Easy cultivation of the plant - Thrives where no other plant will live - Mr . Frederick Burt Zincke's patent process of manufacturing cloth from the fibres of this plant - Its comparative ...
Стр. xviii
... manner of life of the ancient Italian shepherds CHAPTER III . 256 SHEEP - BREEDING AND PASTORAL LIFE OF THE ANCIENTS - ILLUS- TRATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES , ETC. Sheep - breeding in Germany and Gaul — In Britain — Improved by the Belgians ...
... manner of life of the ancient Italian shepherds CHAPTER III . 256 SHEEP - BREEDING AND PASTORAL LIFE OF THE ANCIENTS - ILLUS- TRATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES , ETC. Sheep - breeding in Germany and Gaul — In Britain — Improved by the Belgians ...
Стр. xxi
... Manner of cleansing - Distaff of Tanaquil- Varro - Tunic - Toga - Undulate or waved cloth - Nature of this fabric - Fig- ured cloths in use in the days of Homer ( 900 B. C . ) - Cloth of gold - Figured cloths of Babylon - Damask first ...
... Manner of cleansing - Distaff of Tanaquil- Varro - Tunic - Toga - Undulate or waved cloth - Nature of this fabric - Fig- ured cloths in use in the days of Homer ( 900 B. C . ) - Cloth of gold - Figured cloths of Babylon - Damask first ...
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Стр. 83 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Стр. xvi - And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
Стр. 24 - In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, the chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs...
Стр. xxiv - She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Стр. xxiv - She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Стр. 243 - And when he putteth forth his own sheep he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him ; for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers.
Стр. 298 - And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; where were white, green, and blue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Стр. 6 - Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Стр. 434 - Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind : which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Стр. xiv - And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.