Textiles & Weaving, Clothing & Stitchery

ISBN: 9780500513637
Published by : Thames and Hudson
The Worldwide History of Dress covers every notable geographical region, historical period and style of costume worldwide from Upper Paleolithic plant-fibre skirts, Ancient Egyptian linen shifts and Roman togas, through Mongolian shamanic rob... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842172025
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: ANCIENT TEXTILES SERIES
Volume: 1
An understanding of textiles and the role they played in the past is important for anyone interested in past societies. Textiles served and in fact still do as both functional and symbolic items. The evidence for ancient textiles in Europe is... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004149564
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
The practice of supplying textiles with inscriptions is well known in Egypt from Pharaonic times onwards. Nevertheless systematic studies on inscribed fabrics were neglected until the mid-1990s, when they almost simultaneously caught the intere... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788280840240
Published by : Kulturhistorisk Museum
This is the eagerly awaited fourth volume of the Oseberg series; Volumes One, Two, Three and Five of which were published in the years 1917 to 1928. This well illustrated volume takes a detailed look at the textiles from the ship-burial in Ose... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781885923493
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Oriental Institute Museum Publications
Volume: 25
Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing is the companion piece to the exhibit held at the Oriental Institute from November 11, 2006 to March 25, 2007. It is an overview of the colourful and distinctive clothing of late ninet... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780752431338
Published by : Tempus Publishing Ltd
At one time the textile industry of the south-west was a thriving enterprise, employing thousands of people, with an international reputation for its products. The legacy of this industry is preserved in its buildings and landscapes, as well as... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781873132296
Published by : Archetype Books
In 2001 the 20th Meeting of Dyes in History and Archaeology was held in Amsterdam, demonstrating the great leaps forward that this field of study has taken over the last thirty years. The majority of the 22 articles found in this journal were ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781873132791
Published by : Archetype Books
Papers in this volume cover various aspects of the deterioration of textiles and the different scientific techniques that can be applied to investigate the characteristics of historic textiles, their fibres, dyes etc. The authors include textil... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780953245062
Published by : Portcullis Publishing
Among everyday dress-accessories, buttons are probably the most ubiquitous. This book differs from most other publications in that examples are subjected to a detailed manufactory analysis, each being described both textually and illustratively... .... Learn More