Tissue, 20 Translucent silk, used in MSS., 8 Thread, gold, varieties of quality, 23 Tram, explained, 26 U, the letter, used in Italian silks, 56 Velvet, its history obscure, 31 „ vestments, first mentioned in England, 31 „ origin of the name, 31 „ varieties of weaving, 32 „ a peculiar ornament, 63 „ of Flanders, 67 Venetian textiles, 60 „ characteristics, 62 „ linens, 62 Warwick, earl, his banners of satin, 29 „ and dresses, 92 Westminster copes, preserved at Stonyhurst, 63 Wire, gold and silver, for weaving, 22 „ machine for drawing first used, 23 Worcester, famous for cloths, 65 Worms, (silkworms) first brought to Europe, 9 Worsted, in Norfolk, a new method of carding wool there, 65 York cathedral vestments, 67, 72 „ Princess Elizabeth of, her velvet gown, 72 Yprès, not origin of name of diaper, 33 „ linens, 68 SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM ART HANDBOOKS. EDITED BY WILLIAM MASKELL. 1. TEXTILE FABRICS. By the Very Rev. DANIEL ROCK, D.D. With numerous Woodcuts. 2. IVORIES, ANCIENT AND MEDIÆVAL. By WILLIAM MASKELL. With numerous Woodcuts. 3. ANCIENT AND MODERN FURNITURE AND WOODWORK. By JOHN HUNGERFORD POLLEN. With numerous Woodcuts. 4. MAIOLICA. By C. DRURY E. FORTNUM, F.S.A. With numerous Woodcuts. 5. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. By CARL ENGEL. With numerous Woodcuts. PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND CO., LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS. Transcriber’s Notes Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed. Simple typographical errors were corrected; unbalanced quotation marks were remedied when the change was obvious, and otherwise left unbalanced. The index was not fully checked for proper alphabetization or correct page references.