The Silk Industry of Renaissance Venice
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: March 24, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780801861895
Subjects: Economic History; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Manufacturing industries; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; Industrial Policy; Textile And Clothing Industries (Economic Aspects); Political Science; History - General History; Public Policy - Economic Policy; History: World; Italy; Industries - General; Europe - Italy; Renaissance; History / Europe / General; Government policy; Silk industry; Venice; History
First sentence: Italy, like other Mediterranean regions, had an ancient tradition in the silk craft, introduced there by Arab, Greek, and Jewish artisans between the ninth and eleventh centuries.