| Reference number | CLP/15i/59 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Of the nature of silk as it is made in Piedmont [Italy]' by William Aglionby |
| Date | May 1699 |
| Description | Aglionby explains how the quality of silk depends on the nourishment of the silkworms (Bombyx mori), suggesting the therefore 'the chief dependance [sic] is on a happy spring', which will provide tender leaves for the silkworms to eat. He goes on to provide instructions for identifying the quality and measuring the weight of silk.
Subject: Zoology / Entomology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Of the nature of silk as it is made in Piedmont'
Read to the Royal Society on 24 May 1699 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1699.0035 |
| Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 21 (1699), p 183 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/9/29 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6675 | Aglionby; William (c 1642 - 1705); diplomat and writer | c 1642 - 1705 |