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Prehistoric Textiles Elizabeth Wayland Barber

Prehistoric Textiles By Elizabeth Wayland Barber

Prehistoric Textiles by Elizabeth Wayland Barber


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"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.

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Prehistoric Textiles: The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean by Elizabeth Wayland Barber

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.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 Reviews

"Winner of the 1993 James Henry Breasted Prize, American Historical Association"
"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
"Winner of the 1992 Davenport Publication Award"
"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

About Elizabeth Wayland 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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CIN0691035970G
9780691035970
0691035970
Prehistoric Textiles: The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Used - Good
Hardback
Princeton University Press
1991-03-21
508
N/A
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