The Cambridge History of Western Textiles
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521341078 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1500 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
For laypersons and scholars alike. "The subject matter is broad and accessible, ensuring that specialists and non-specialists alike will appreciate the book as a comprehensive reference." Industrial Fabric Productions Review"This valuable edition includes black-and-white and color pictures of textiles, period art pieces depicting dress and furnishings, and illustrations of tools, pictures from trade publications, and charts. Extensive bibliography. Essential." Choice
A springboard for research Kate Out of all of the books on textiles, textile art, and textile history that I own, this is the reference that I use the most. Not only is it an excellent basic source, but it also has great bibliographical information which makes up for its shortcomings in other areas. Each section
G. He has a special interest in the wool textile industry, where his major contribution is (with K. . He has lectured in Europe, the USA and Japan and published widely on the history of textiles in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Ponting) The British Wool Textile Industry, 1880-1914. David Jenkins is Senior Lecturer in Economic History in the Department of Economics and Related Studies in the University of York, and Governor a
Besides helping provide protection and warmth, they have fulfilled social, cultural, military, legal and symbolic functions, and have been an essential part of the economic activity of societies from ancient times'. 'Textiles have been essential to the everyday lives of all societies. The different parts of the book look at: Textile Industries of the Ancient World; The Medieval Period; The Early Modern Period; The Nineteenth Century; The Twentieth Century.. This two-volume set looks at the production and use of textiles with contributors taking archaeological, curatorial, art historical and historical approaches to the evidence