Part I: Prehistoric to second century A.D. Introductory -- Origin and development of stitches and material -- Egypt -- Chaldea and Assyria -- Aegean -- Discoveries in Turkestan and Mongolia. Part II: Second century A.D. to present day. Peru -- Second to sixth centuries -- The development of silk through embroidery and weaving -- Tenth to twelfth centuries -- Twelfth and thirteenth centuries -- Fourteenth century -- Fifteenth century -- Sixteenth century -- Seventeenth century -- Eighteenth century -- Nineteenth century and the present.
