Women's work : the first 20,000 years : women, cloth, and society in early times /

Women's work : the first 20,000 years : women, cloth, and society in early times /

New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archaeology,ethnology, and documented history into a richtapestry" says John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review. Pho...

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Main Author: Barber, E. J. W., 1940- (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Subjects:

Textile fabrics, Prehistoric.
Women, Prehistoric.
Textile fabrics, Ancient.
Women > History.

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Call Number: GN799 .T43 B37 1994

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Summary:New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, archaeology,ethnology, and documented history into a richtapestry" says John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review. Photos and drawings. Author lectures.
Physical Description:334 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-322) and index.
ISBN:0393035060