Essential Compendium of Sericulture
蠶桑輯要(二)
Chinese
Miao Haoqian (苗好謙) et al. c. 1314 · published 1820
79 pages
Chinese ClassicsHerbalismNatural PhilosophyChinese Natural KnowledgeChinese Medicine Natural PhilosophyEast Asia
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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across scholarly and general catalogs for the Chinese title 'Cansang Jiyao' and its English translation 'Essential Compendium of Sericulture' yielded no records of a published English translation. While the work is cited in academic studies of Qing dynasty agricultural history (e.g., by Gang Deng and Peter B. Lavelle), it has not been translated into English as a standalone volume or a complete text.
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Step into the meticulous world of 19th-century Chinese sericulture, where the difference between a legendary harvest and a failed season lies in the 'three arrivals' of eyes, hands, and feet. This technical masterpiece uncovers the secrets of Huzhou silk, from the poetic 'scorching of the mountain' to the precise chemistry of lye and oil used to create luminous silk floss.
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