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CONTENTS OF THE INTRODUCTION.

The Geography of the Raw Materials.

Wool, x. Cotton, xiii. Hemp, xiii. Flax, xiii. Silk, xvi. Gold, xxv. Cloth of Gold, xxv. Tissue, xxxi. Silver, xxxiii. Wire-drawing, xxxiii. Gold thread, xxxiv.

Silks had various Names: Holosericum, xxxvii. Subsericum, xxxvii. Examitum, xxxvii. Xamitum, xxxvii. Samit, xxxvii. Ciclatoun, xxxix. Cendal, xl. Taffeta, xli. Sarcenet, xlii. Satin, xlii. Cadas, xliii. Camoca, xliv. Cloth of Tars, xliv. Velvet, xlv. Diaper, xlvi. Chrysoclavus, xlix. Stauracin, l. Polystauron, l. Gammadion, l. De quadrapolo, li. De octapolo, li. De fundato, liii. Stragulatae, liv. Imperial, lv. Baudekin, lvi. Cloth of Pall, lviii. Lettered silks, lix. The Eagle, lxi. Styles of Silks.

Chinese, lxiii. Persian, lxiii. Byzantine, lxiv. Oriental, lxv. Syrian, lxv. Saracenic, lxvi. Moresco-Spanish, lxvi.