Prehistoric textiles : the development of cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with special reference to the Aegean

Name/Title

Prehistoric textiles : the development of cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with special reference to the Aegean

Entry/Object ID

NK8807.B37 1991

Description

Using innovative linguistic techniques, along with methods from palaeobiology and other fields, this book shows that spinning and pattern weaving began far earlier than has been supposed. Cloth making was an industry that consumed more time and effort, and was more culturally significant to prehistoric cultures, than anyone previously assumed. The textile industry is in fact older than pottery, and perhaps even older than agriculture and stockbreeding.

Collection

Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

antiquities, textile fabrics--europe, textile fabrics--middle east, textile fabrics--prehistoric, titi halle/cora ginsburg llc collection

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

E. J. W. Barber

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Place Published

City

Princeton, NJ

Date Published

1991

Call No.

NK8807.B37

ISBN

691035970, 9780691035970

LCCN

89010329

Notes

Length: 471