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Exploring Ancient Textiles: Pushing the Boundaries of Established Methodologies [Paperback]
Alistair Dickey(Editor); Margarita Gleba(Editor); Sarah Hitchens(Editor); Gabriella Longhitano(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789257250
Published by : Oxbow Books
Over the past 30 years, research on archaeological textiles has developed into an important field of scientific study. It has greatly benefited from interdisciplinary approaches, which combine the application of advanced technological knowledge to... .... Learn More -
Textiles in Motion: Dress for Dance in the Ancient World [Hardback]
Audrey Gouy(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789257984
Published by : Oxbow Books
Dress is at the core of dance. It adorns dancers, defines various roles and forms symbolic expressions that, for example, either bind people together or opposes them. It is a communicative tool that gives crucial information for understanding the ... .... Learn More -
Textiles in Ancient Mediterranean Iconography [Hardback]
Susanna Harris(Editor); Cecilie Brøns(Editor); Marta Zuchowska(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789257212
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles
Volume: 38
This volume provides an ambitious synopsis of the complex, colorful world of textiles in ancient Mediterranean iconography. A wealth of information on ancient textiles is available from depictions such as sculpture, vase painting, figurines, relie... .... Learn More -
Woven Threads [Paperback]
Maria C. Shaw(Editor); Anne. P. Chapin(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789257342
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
Volume: 22
Woven textiles are produced by nearly all human societies. This volume investigates evidence for patterned textiles (that is, textiles woven with elaborate designs) that were produced by two early Mediterranean civilizations: the Minoans of Crete ... .... Learn More -
Crafting Textiles: Tablet Weaving, Sprang, Lace and Other Techniques from the Bronze Age to the Early 17th Century [Paperback]
Frances Pritchard(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789257595
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
Volume: 39
New research into the techniques of tablet weaving, sprang, braiding, knotting and lace is presented in this lavishly illustrated volume written by leading specialists from Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, an... .... Learn More -
Ikat from Timor and its outer Islands: Insular and Interwoven [Paperback]
Dr. Peter Ten Hoopen(Author)
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ISBN: 9789464280128
Published by : Sidestone Press
This is the first study to focus on ikat of the Timor region from a technical perspective, including microscopy and design analysis of asymmetry, an understudied subject. Paradoxically, this technical perspective highlights the human factor. Focus... .... Learn More -
Ikat from Timor and its outer Islands: Insular and Interwoven [Hardback]
Dr. Peter Ten Hoopen(Author)
Regular Price: $190.00
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ISBN: 9789464280135
Published by : Sidestone Press
This is the first study to focus on ikat of the Timor region from a technical perspective, including microscopy and design analysis of asymmetry, an understudied subject. Paradoxically, this technical perspective highlights the human factor. Focus... .... Learn More -
First Textiles: The Beginnings of Textile Manufacture in Europe and the Mediterranean [Paperback]
Małgorzata Siennicka(Editor); Lorenz Rahmstorf(Editor); Agata Ulanowska(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789256871
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
Volume: 32
Textile production and the manufacture of clothing was one of the most essential daily activities in prehistory. Textiles were significant objects of practical use, and at the same time had cultural, social and symbolic meaning, crucial for displa... .... Learn More -
Crafting Minoanisation: Textiles, Crafts Production & Social Dynamics in the Bronze Age Southern Aegean [Hardback]
Joanne Elizabeth Cutler(Author)
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ISBN: 9781785709661
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles
Volume: 33
The mid second millennium BC material record of the southern Aegean shows evidence of strong Cretan influence. This phenomenon has traditionally been seen in terms of ‘Minoanisation’, but the nature and degree of Cretan influence, and ... .... Learn More -
Iconic Costumes: Scandinavian Late Iron Age Costume Iconography [Paperback]
Ulla Mannering(Author)
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ISBN: 9781789255478
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
Volume: 25
This richly illustrated book presents a selection of the rich and varied iconographic material from the Scandinavian Late Iron Age (AD 400-1050) depicting clothed human figures, from an archaeological textile and clothing perspective. The source m... .... Learn More
