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Pastoral life and manufactures of the ancients : embracing an account of their social state, and attainments in the domestic arts, including spinning, dyeing, weaving, tapestry, lace, and embroidery; also, their jeweled garments, and fabrics of gold, purple, scarlet, silver, &c. &c. ; with appendices on felting, on Babylonish garments, shawls, and quilts; on Persian gold lace and jewelry; on paper; on netting; on hunting, fishing, &c.

Title:Pastoral life and manufactures of the ancients : embracing an account of their social state, and attainments in the domestic arts, including spinning, dyeing, weaving, tapestry, lace, and embroidery; also, their jeweled garments, and fabrics of gold, purple, scarlet, silver, &c. &c. ; with appendices on felting, on Babylonish garments, shawls, and quilts; on Persian gold lace and jewelry; on paper; on netting; on hunting, fishing, &c.
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Note:Printed for the proprietor by Wm H. Starr, 1868
  
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Subject:History, Ancient
Subject:Textile fabrics -- History
Subject:Textile industry -- History
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