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A history of textiles / Kax Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Kax, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Textile fabrics--History.
- Textile fabrics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York ; London : Routledge, 2021.
- Summary:
- Originally published in 1979, this volume acts as a reference for the history textiles The author uses prose, drawings and more than 130 photographs to show how each era of textile production reflects its age.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents Page
- List of Figures Page
- List of Plates Page
- Preface Page
- 1. Some Relationships
- Part One History of Materials and Methods
- 2. Spinning and Raw Materials
- Spindles and Wheels
- The Major Fibers
- Minor Textile Materials
- Notes
- Bibliography
- 3. Fabric Construction
- Looms
- Woven Constructions
- Nonweaving Techniques
- 4. Finish and Color for Textiles
- Finishing
- Color
- Part Two World Textiles
- 5. Patterned Textiles of the Near East
- The Near East
- Egyptian Textiles
- Syrian Textiles
- Persian Textiles
- Byzantine Silks
- Turkish Textiles
- Near Eastern Carpets
- 6. The Medieval Textile Industry in Southern Europe
- Historical Overview
- Spanish Textiles
- Sicilian Silks
- Italian Textiles
- Medieval Guilds
- Medieval Trade
- Medieval and Renaissance French Fabrics
- 7. Textiles of the Far East
- The Lands and the Peoples
- Indian Textile History
- The Shawls of Kashmir
- Chinese Textile History
- Japanese Textile History
- 8. Textiles in Northern Europe
- Textile Production
- Northern European Textiles
- 9. Textiles and Independence in Colonial America
- Colonial America
- Colonial Textiles
- 10. Industrialization and Textiles in Nineteenth Century America
- Nineteenth Century America
- Nineteenth Century Textiles
- 11. Fabrics of the American Southwest
- The Region and Its History
- Anasazi Fabrics
- Historic Pueblo Textiles
- Navajo Textiles
- Rio Grande Textiles
- 12. Fabrics of South and Middle America
- Peruvian Fabrics
- Mesoamerican Textiles.
- Tourist Textiles
- Molas of the San Blas Islands
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Book and Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-69618-3
- 0-429-04910-2
- 9780429049101
- OCLC:
- 1281982715
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