5,000 Years of Textiles

by Jennifer Harris

Book Overview

This authoritative survey covers the development of textiles from a huge geographical and chronological range - from China to South America, from Egyptian artefacts of 3000 years BC to contemporary... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588342158
• ISBN13: 9781588342157
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

An international history and illustrated survey

Editor Jennifer Harris at the time of publication, Deputy Director and Curator of Textiles at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, England. To describe this book would take a book. It covers different textiles from ancient societies to present day. There are twenty-four experts that describe not only techniques but the meaning of the art in each culture. My favorite section is the first chapter that shows different types of looms. I was a little disappointed not to find any drafts; however the book is concentrating on culture. This book also has a list of further reading and an extensive glossary. The color plates alone are worth the purchase price.