Warp and Weft: A Textile Terminology

Name/Title

Warp and Weft: A Textile Terminology

Entry/Object ID

R2017.04.02

Description

More than 550 terms are defined and most entries are accompanied by the French, German, Italian, Portugese, Spanish, and Swedish equivalents. The entries are cross-referenced to make it easy to find related definitions. Superb detail photographs show the appearance of both face and reverse of many textile techniques and clear diagrams demonstrate hos the appearance is created. Most of the 200 photographs in the book are of textiles from teh wide-ranging collections of the Royal Ontario Museum. The 120 diagrams of weaves were drawn by Dorothy Burnham. Notes refer readers to publications on particular topics and the literature cited will elad to more specific information on many aspects of textile studies. Physical Description: Hard cover with book jacket

Collection

Mary Lettner Textile Research Library

Cataloged By

Lalonde, Andrea

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Weaving

Book Details

Author

Burnham, Dorothy

Publisher

Royal Ontario Museum

Place Published

Location

Toronto, ON

Date Published

1980

Publication Language

English

ISBN

0888542659

Spine Label

Warp and Weft Burnham ROM

Location

Location

Shelf

83

Room

Mary Lettner Library

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Building

Mary Lettner Textile Research Center

Category

Permanent

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Lalonde, Andrea Status Date: 2017-02-03

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 3, 2017

Updated By

r.milton@mvtm.ca

Update Date

August 3, 2024