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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 -
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 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: Patterned Textiles of the Aegean Bronze Age [Paperback]
Maria C. Shaw(Editor); Anne P. Chapin(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789257342
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles
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 -
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 -
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 -
Silk: Trade and Exchange along the Silk Roads between Rome and China in Antiquity [Paperback]
Berit Hildebrandt(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789255515
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
Volume: 29
Already in Greek and Roman antiquity a vibrant series of exchange relationships existed between the Mediterranean regions and China, including the Indian subcontinent, along well-defined routes we call the Silk Roads. Among the many goods that fou... .... Learn More -
The Dyer's Handbook: Memoirs of an 18th-Century Master Colourist [Paperback]
Dominique Cardon(Author)
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ISBN: 9781789255492
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
Volume: 26
Persian blue, pomegranate flower, spiny lobster, wine soup, pale flesh, dove breast, golden wax, grass green, green sand, rotten olive, modest plum, agate, rich French gray, gunpowder of the English...these are just some of the colour names of old... .... Learn More -
From Cooking Vessels to Cultural Practices in the Late Bronze Age Aegean [Paperback]
Julie Hruby(Editor); Debra Trusty(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781785706325
Published by : Oxbow Books
Late Bronze Age Aegean cooking vessels illuminate prehistoric cultures, foodways, social interactions, and communication systems. While many scholars have focused on the utility of painted fineware vessels for chronological purposes, the contribut... .... Learn More
