A History Of Textiles

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.

Autorentext

Kax Wilson. Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Chester.

Inhalt
Some Relationships, Part I History of Materials and Methods, 2 Spinning and Raw Materials, 3 Fabric Construction, 4 Finish and Color for Textiles, Part II World Textiles, 5 Patterned Textiles of the Near East, 6 The Medieval Textile Industry in Southern Europe, 7 Textiles in the Far East, 8 Textiles in Northern Europe, 9 Textiles and Independence in Colonial America, 10 Industrialisation and Textiles in Nineteenth Century America, 11 Fabrics of the American Southwest, 12 Fabrics of South and Middle America