10 audio discs (11 hr., 45 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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CD audio
Note
Compact discs.
Performer
Read by Hannah Curtis.
Summary
Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of the queen of fabrics. Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global, natural, and cultural history (and future) of a unique material that has fascinated the world for thousands of years.
