Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern India, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1817 - 378 pages |
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Page 143
... silk brocaded with small gold or silver flowers , and Cashmire shawls in the cool season . It is , however , doubtful whe- ther the jama and turban may not be of foreign import , as they are not commonly met with in places remote from ...
... silk brocaded with small gold or silver flowers , and Cashmire shawls in the cool season . It is , however , doubtful whe- ther the jama and turban may not be of foreign import , as they are not commonly met with in places remote from ...
Page 286
... silk - worm was pe- culiar to China , is unquestionably erro- neous . In the laws of Menu two classes of persons are mentioned as specially ap- propriated to the care of the silk - worm and the spinning of silk ; they had names ...
... silk - worm was pe- culiar to China , is unquestionably erro- neous . In the laws of Menu two classes of persons are mentioned as specially ap- propriated to the care of the silk - worm and the spinning of silk ; they had names ...
Page 287
... silk - worm and silk . On the first acquaintance of the Greeks with the Hin- dūs , we find silks mentioned , when speak- ing of their dresses . Sir William Jones observes , that " silk was fabricated imme- morially by the Indians ...
... silk - worm and silk . On the first acquaintance of the Greeks with the Hin- dūs , we find silks mentioned , when speak- ing of their dresses . Sir William Jones observes , that " silk was fabricated imme- morially by the Indians ...
Page 288
... silk - worms , but adds , that the one called Desi , or native , is preferred . He estimates the export of raw silk from Bengal , at from 150 to 200 tons annually , but observes that it might be greatly increased . * * After speaking of ...
... silk - worms , but adds , that the one called Desi , or native , is preferred . He estimates the export of raw silk from Bengal , at from 150 to 200 tons annually , but observes that it might be greatly increased . * * After speaking of ...
Page 295
... silk dress , it was judged too effeminate for men . The Greeks and Romans , as long as they preserved their ancient character , wore nothing but woollen garments . But some must have put on silk so early as about the third year of the ...
... silk dress , it was judged too effeminate for men . The Greeks and Romans , as long as they preserved their ancient character , wore nothing but woollen garments . But some must have put on silk so early as about the third year of the ...
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