Prehistoric textiles : the development of cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with special reference to the Aegean /

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

Format: Book

Language: English

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Call Number: GN776.2 .A1 B37 1991

Table of Contents:
  • PART I : THE BASIC TEXTILE CRAFTS
  • THE DATA : The domestication of fibers
  • Spinning
  • Looms and weaving
  • The textile weaves : (1) The beginnings
  • The textile weaves : (2) Egypt
  • The textile weaves : (3) The Bronze Age
  • The textile weaves : (4) The Iron Age
  • The textile weaves : (5) An overall view
  • Felt and felting
  • Dyes
  • PART II : DISCUSSIONS: Beginnings revisited
  • World excavation
  • Women's work
  • The weight chase
  • Minoans,Mycenaeans, and Keftiu
  • And Penelope?