Schoeser, Mary. <br/><br/>
World textiles :  a concise history / 
Mary Schoeser. 
 - London :  Thames & Hudson,  2003. 
 - 224 pages :  illustrations (some color) ;  21 cm. 
 - World of art .
 - World of art. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-217) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0500203695 9780500203699 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA386039  bnb GBA3Y1230  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Textile fabrics--History.<br/>Textile industry--History.<br/>Textile fabrics.<br/>Textile industry.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NK8806  / .S36 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>677.009