Rare! 1838, Grigorios Palaiologos, Ermimia peri Anatrofis Metaxoskolikos kai Kalliergias tis Moreas, First Edition

Description

Ερμηνεία περί ανατροφής του μεταξοσκώληκος και καλλιέργειας της μωρέας

δαπάνη της κυβερνήσεως

Επιμελεία της επί της εμψυχώσεως της εθνικής βιομηχανίας Επιτροπής

παρά Γρ. Παλαιολόγου

 

Explanation on Rearing Silkworms and Cultivating Mulberry Trees

by Gr. Palaiologos

Committee on the Animation of the National Industry Commission

 

Published by E. Ralli in Athens in 1838

Original Paper Binding

Pages 68

First Edition

21cm x 13,5cm

 

Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, the caterpillar of the domestic silk moth is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm.

Sericulture in Greece: At the dawn of the 19th century silk making was one of the most well known activities in the Greek area. Cultivation of the mulberry tree, cocoon farming and the first, rudimentary eco-technical processing (raw silk or simple forms of silk thread) were complementary activities of the rural household, with trade purpose. In this form the silk industry was confronted with the challenges of industrialization. It was also reorganized with new  techniques that made their appearance reinforcing  the process of the transformation of the Greek economy. This  innovation attempted the transition from the domestic-traditional to the factory system production.