The Wool Industry a Global History: Covering Two Thousand Years

by Anthony Burton

The story of wool covers 4,000 years of human history - the first written record of dying wool for cloth was found on a Mesopotamian papyrus c. 2000 BCE. In this book, the whole story is told, from the rearing of the different animals that provide the raw material to its transformation into woven cloth and knitted material. Much of the emphasis is on Britain, where, in the Middle Ages, wool was the basis for much of the country's prosperity, as can...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399036750
• ISBN13: 9781399036757
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 184 Pages