Prehistoric Textiles – The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean

TRAMA

"This monumental study embraces linguistic and archaelogical investigations, practical knowledge weaving, palaeobiology, and other arcane sciences to trace the development of cloth" (Washington Post Book World). "A fascinating study of early textile traditions in the Aegean and adjacent parts of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East".--Lynn S. Teague, Spin-Off.

NOTE LIBRAIO

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, and was more culturally significant to prehistoric cultures, than anyone assumed before the book's publication. The textile industry is in fact older than pottery--and perhaps even older than agriculture and stockbreeding. It probably consumed far more hours of labor per year, in temperate climates, than did pottery and food production put together. And this work was done primarily by women. Up until the Industrial Revolution, and into this century in many peasant societies, women spent every available moment spinning, weaving, and sewing.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780691002248
• Dimensioni: 241 x 27 x 191 mm Ø 950 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 512