The book of looms : a history of the handloom from ancient times to the present
Entry/Object ID
TT848.5.B69 2021
Description
"Broudy shows how virtually every culture, no matter how primitive, has woven on handlooms. He highlights the incredible technical achievement of primitive cultures that created magnificent textiles with the crudest of tools and demonstrates that modern technology has done nothing to surpass their skill or inventiveness." -- PUBLISHER
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Matthew Yanchuk
Notes
Gift of Matthew Yanchuk, April 2024.
Lexicon
Search Terms
hand looms--history, looms--history
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Eric Broudy
Publisher
Brandeis University Press
Place Published
City
Waltham, MA
Date Published
2021
ISBN
9781684580828
LCCN
2021018112
Notes
Length: 176
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Introduction, 1. Origins, 2. The Warp-weighted Loom, 3. The Two-bar Loom, 4. Pueblo and Navajo Looms, 5. The Backstrap and Other Primitive Looms, 6. The Treadle Loom, 7. The Drawloom, 8. The Modern Loom, Bibliography, Index.
