Prehistoric Textiles
The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean
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- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
15 March 1993
Summary
This pioneering work revises our notions of the origins and early development of textiles in Europe and the Near East. Using innovative linguistic techniques, along with methods from palaeobiology and other fields, it shows that spinning and pattern weaving began far earlier than has been supposed. Prehistoric Textiles made an unsurpassed leap in the social and cultural understanding of textiles in humankind’s early history. Cloth making was an industry that consumed more time and effort, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691002248 |
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| ISBN-10: | 069100224X |
| Author: | E. J.W. Barber |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 1993 |
| Weight: | 907g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 191mm |
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Winner of the 1993 James Henry Breasted Prize, American Historical Association Winner of the 1992 Davenport Publication Award
Winner of the 1993 James Henry Breasted Prize, American Historical Association Winner of the 1992 Davenport Publication Award “This monumental study embraces linguistic and archaeological investigations, practical knowledge of weaving, palaeobiology, and other arcane sciences to trace the development of cloth.”–Washington Post Book World “Packed full of useful and intriguing information … also remarkably well written. This conjunction of virtues advances archaeological understanding of textiles and their social and cultural implications a giant step.”–Trudy S. Kawami, Science “An exhilarating book. As the first comprehensive account of one of humanity’s oldest industries, it will be a basic tool for archaeologists…”–Helen Hughes Brock, Antiquity
About The Author
E. J.W. Barber
E.J.W. Barber is Professor of Linguistics and Archaeology at Occidental College and is a handweaver. Prehistoric Textiles won the Millia Davenport Publication Award of the Costume Society of America.
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