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Schoeser, Mary.

World textiles : a concise history / Mary Schoeser. - London : Thames & Hudson, 2003. - 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. - World of art . - World of art. .

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-217) and indexes.

Prehistoric materials and techniques -- The dye and loom age, c. 3000-400 BC -- Trade and trends 750 BC to AD 600 -- Church and state, AD 600-1500 -- Western ideas and styles dispersed 1300-1900 -- Oriental influences 1450-1900 -- Surface patterning from Indigo to Ikat 600-1900 -- New technology 1600-2000 -- The art of textiles 1850-today.

Written as a chronological survey spanning prehistory to the early 21st century, this book is organized around five themes - materials, methods, trade, technology and social structures - which allow textiles from all ages to be investigated from many perspectives.

ISBN: 0500203695 9780500203699

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA386039 bnb GBA3Y1230 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Textile fabrics--History.
Textile industry--History.
Textile fabrics.
Textile industry.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: NK8806 / .S36 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 677.009