I gelsi, i bachi, la seta in Lombardia nell’età moderna e contemporanea

Alberto Cova

I gelsi, i bachi, la seta in Lombardia nell’età moderna e contemporanea

Translated title of the contribution: Mulberries, worms, silk in Lombardy in the modern and contemporary age

Alberto Cova

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Abstract

The evolution of the silk sector (from silkworms breeding to silk weaving) is described with reference to Lombardy since the first steps made in the sixteenth century until the en d of this peculiar sector happened in the first half of the XX century. It is highlighted that the silk sector has become the engine of the economy of Lombardy with much wider implications in terms of capital accumulation and creation of an entrepreneurial culture that will be applied in many other sectors during the XIX and XX centuries. The unstoppable decline of the silk industry in XX century is also investigated in detail

Translated title of the contribution	Mulberries, worms, silk in Lombardy in the modern and contemporary age
Original language	Italian
Title of host publication	Seminario sugli insetti utili (Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, 16 ottobre 2014). Atti
Publisher	Museo lombardo di storia dell'agricoltura
Pages	53-64
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9788890973529
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Bachicoltura (secoli XVI-XX)
Setificio (secoli XVI-XX)

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I gelsi, i bachi, la seta in Lombardia nell’età moderna e contemporanea

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