<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">silk</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>tussah silk</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>schappe silk</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>bourette silk</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>waste silk</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>dupion</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>fibroin</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>silk</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>Bombyx</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>fibroinous material</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>silk</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>silkworm silk</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A fine, lustrous, natural fiber obtained from the catepillar cocoons of silk moths, such as the domesticated Bombyx mori. Silkworm silk is composed of a heavy and light chain of core proteins called fibroins, which are coated by sericin, a collection of sticky, glue-like proteins.  Microscopically, raw silk appears as two strands that are held together with sericin protein. According to legend, silk was discovered by Chinese Empress Si-Ling-Shi when a cocoon fell in her tea. China maintained a monopoly on the production of silk fabric for almost 3,000 years.The worms were first cultivated in Japan about 195 CE and in Europe about 555 CE.  ]]></note></mads>