There is not just one story of silk.In silk is science, history and mythology.In silk is the future.
Aarathi Prasad’s Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.
Ever since man first cultivated plants and grew crops, insects, mites and other creatures have risen to prominence as pests, but it is only throughout the last two centuries that we have come to study them in any detail. This edition is produced from an original copy by William Collins.
Now with a new epilogue, the UK’s most influential food and drink journalist shoots a few sacred cows of food culture.
