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Books on: textiles

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Environmental Impact of Textiles: Production, Processes and Protection

Book by Keith Slater; Woodhead, 2003

Subjects:

Textile Industry--Environmental Aspects

Collections: Entire Library

CONTENTS Structure and stability of the ecosystem; The health of our planet; The nature of textiles; Textile fibre production; Yarn production; Fabric production; Fabric treatment processes; Use of textiles; Environmental protection; Effect on textiles of natural exposure; Thermal exposure; Chemical ...
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CONTENTS Structure and stability of the ecosystem; The health of our planet; The nature of textiles; Textile fibre production; Yarn production; Fabric production; Fabric treatment processes; Use of textiles; Environmental protection; Effect on textiles of natural exposure; Thermal exposure; Chemical and microbiological attack; Protection of, or by, textiles from environmental damage.
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Spanish Art: An Introductory Review of Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Textiles, Ceramics, Woodwork, Metalwork

Book by R. R. Tatlock, A. F. Kendrick, Royall Tyler, A. Van De Put, Sir Charles Holmes, H. Isherwood Kay, Bernard Bevan, Geoffrey Webb, Pedro De Artiñano, Bernard Rackham; B. T. Batsford, 1927

Subjects:

Art, Spanish

Collections: Entire Library

...OF ARCHTECTURE, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, TEXTILES, CERAMICS, WOODWORK, METALWORK BY...58 TEXTILES . By A. F. Kendrick 59...the same period. Few if any remains of textiles that can definitely be called Christian...
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Chinese Art: An Introductory Handbook to Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Textiles, Bronzes & Minor Arts

Book by Roger Fry, Laurence Binyon, Osvald Sirén, Bernard Rackham, A. F. Kendrick, W. W. Winkworth; B. T. Batsford, 1935

Subjects:

Art, Chinese

Collections: Entire Library

...Handbook to Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Textiles, Bronzes Minor Arts BY ROGER FRY...and Albert Museum, for the survey of Textiles. It was most unfortunate that Dr. W...The articles on Painting, Ceramics, and Textiles have been revised by their authors...
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Georgian Art (1760-1820): An Introductory Review of English Painting, Architecture, Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, Metalwork, Furniture, Textiles and Other Arts during the Reign of George III

Book by Roger Fry, J. B. Manson, Geoffrey Webb, Bernard Rackham, W. W. Watts, Oliver Brackett, A. F. Kendrick, L. Gordon-Stables; B. T. Batsford, 1929

Subjects:

Art--England--History

Collections: Entire Library

...ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE, CERAMICS, GLASS, METALWORK, FURNITURE, TEXTILES AND OTHER ARTS DURING THE REIGN OF GEORGE III...Illustrations follow 56 TEXTILES. By A. F. Kendrick 57...
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Indonesian Textiles

Book by Michael Hitchcock; IconEditions, 1991

Subjects:

Hand Weaving--Indonesia, Textile Crafts--Indonesia

Collections: Entire Library

INDONESIAN TEXTILES INDONESIAN TEXTILES MICHAEL HITCHCOCK IconEditions An Imprint of HarperCollins...their generous assistance in providing colour photographs of textiles from the University of Hull Collection of South-East Asian...

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Journal Articles on: textiles

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Yoruba Religious Textiles: Essays in Honor of Cornelius Adepegba

Journal article by Norma H. Wolff; African Arts, Vol. 39, 2006

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Yoruba Religious Textiles: Essays in Honor of Cornelius Adepegba (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Yoruba Religious Textiles: Essays in Honor of Cornelius Adepegba...Norma H. Wolff Yoruba Religious Textiles Essays in Honor of Cornelius Adepegba...qualities, and meaning of religious textiles over the past one hundred years. Each...
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The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing: Potential Effects on Gendered Employment in Pakistan

Journal article by Karin Astrid Siegmann; International Labour Review, Vol. 144, 2005

Subjects:

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, Clothing industry--Industry forecasts, Clothing industry--International trade, Clothing industry--Laws, regulations and rules, Pakistan--Economic aspects, Textile industry--Industry forecasts, Textile industry--International trade, Textile industry--Laws, regulations and rules, Working women--Employment, Working women--Forecasts and trends

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The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing: Potential Effects on...added). Under the 1995 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), the textile import...any remaining quotas on imports of textiles and clothing were scrapped, thereby...
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Gina Corrigan. Miao Textiles from China

Journal article by Linda Arthur; China Review International, Vol. 9, 2002

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Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming to Qing Textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago (Book), Miao Textiles from China (Book)

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Gina Corrigan. Miao Textiles from China. by Linda Arthur...to Rule the Universe: Ming to Qing Textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago. Seattle...ISBN 0-295-98026-5. Historically, textiles and clothing have been an integral...
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Promoting Fair Globalization in Textiles and in a Post-MFA Environment

Journal article; International Labour Review, Vol. 145, 2006

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Promoting Fair Globalization in Textiles And in a Post-mfa Environment (Book)--Book reviews

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Promoting Fair Globalization in Textiles and in a Post-MFA Environment. Promoting fair globalization in textiles and clothing in a post-MFA environment...on Promoting Fair Globalization in Textiles and Clothing in a Post-MFA Environment...
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Iban Ritual Textiles

Journal article by Michael C. Howard; Pacific Affairs, Vol. 78, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Iban Ritual Textiles (Book)--Book reviews

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Iban Ritual Textiles. by Michael C. Howard IBAN RITUAL TEXTILES. By Traude Gavin. Leiden (The Netherlands): KITLV...kumbu which are among the most dramatic hand-woven textiles produced in Southeast Asia. This study is the result...

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Magazine Articles on: textiles

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Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain and the United States, 1931-1945

Magazine article by Juliet Gardiner; History Today, Vol. 56, June 2006

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Books--Book reviews, Wearing Propaganda Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain and the United States, 1931-1945 (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain...Juliet Gardiner Wearing Propaganda Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain...persuasiveness of a less-considered form: textiles that became the canvases of conflict...
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World Textiles

Magazine article by Jenny Balfour-Paul; Geographical, Vol. 77, February 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, World Textiles (Book)--Book reviews

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World Textiles. by Jenny Balfour-Paul World Textiles by John Gillow and Bryan Sentance Thames and Hudson, pb, pp240, 16.95 pounds sterling Textiles have defined cultures for millennia. Since early hunters...
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Pride in the Warp and Weft: The Ancient Art of Weaving Remains Central to Daily Life in the Bolivian Highlands, Where Remarkable Textiles Reflect the Cultural and Personal Identities of Distinct Communities

Magazine article by Caleb Bach; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 55, November 2003

Subjects:

Weaving--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...Bolivian Highlands, where remarkable textiles reflect the cultural and personal identities...Spontaneity is antithetical to weaving. But textiles continue to be handwoven, with some of...nomadic herders who have produced great textiles elsewhere. They live in settled communities...
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Box Fresh: Inspired by the Richness of Senegalese Textiles, This Little Fabric Clad Box Seduced the Jury

Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 218, December 2005

Subjects:

Textile industry--Product information, Textile industry--Reports

Collections: Entire Library

...Inspired by the Richness of Senegalese Textiles, This Little Fabric Clad Box Seduced...studios experiment in colour, light, textiles and human curiosity. Inspired by the dazzling diversity of the brightly coloured textiles employed by the Senegalese to make their...
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London Hosts Sale of Antique Carpets & Textiles

Magazine article by Pamela Ann Smith; The Middle East, June 2001

Subjects:

Antiques--Marketing, Arab countries--Art, Art industry--Marketing, Art objects--Marketing, Auction firms--Services, Auctions--Services, Ethnic art--Marketing, Retail industry--Marketing, Rug and carpet industry--International aspects, Rugs--Marketing, Secondhand industry--Marketing, Textile fabrics--Marketing

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...London Hosts Sale of Antique Carpets Textiles. by Pamela Ann Smith Stock...true than in the case of carpets and textiles from countries as far afield as Turkey...internationally famed magazine of carpets, textiles and Islamic art, the fair this year is...

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Newspaper Articles on: textiles

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Wired Up with Textiles; Cooper-Hewitt Exhibits Pioneering Creations

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 6, 2005

Subjects:

Exhibitions, Textile industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Wired Up with Textiles; Cooper-Hewitt Exhibits Pioneering Creations...Geracimos, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance," a...industrial products. Mention the word textiles, and most people think of clothing or...
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Moroccan Mastery with Textiles; African Museum Displays Rare Fabric Artistry to Mideast Rhythms

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 19, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Moroccan mastery with textiles; African museum displays rare fabric...He must have been thinking that the textiles rich three-dimensional design, surface...of Moroccan fibers abound here in textiles as varied as elegantly embroidered...
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CULTURE: Stitches out of Time; Terry Grimley Meets Kanchan Malde, Whose Collection of Gujeratit Textiles Has Just Gone on Display in Birmingham

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), July 25, 2006

Subjects:

Textile industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Malde, Whose Collection of Gujeratit Textiles Has Just Gone on Display in Birmingham...on the wall for traditional Gujarati textiles. By that time, Kanchan Malde, who came...inherited an interest in traditional textiles from her mother and was herself an accomplished...
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Matisse's Material World; the Royal Academy's Beautiful New Exhibition Reveals How a Passion for Textiles Took 20th Century Painting in a Radical New Direction

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 4, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Exhibition Reveals How a Passion for Textiles Took 20th Century Painting in a Radical...persuasively, for the vital importance of these textiles. She reveals how the patterns and colours...criminal case, Matisse, His Art and His Textiles lays out its argument, chronologically...
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All Because the Lady Loves ... Chocolate-Maker Louise Nason Indulged Her Equal Passion for Textiles When She Renovated Her Home, Says Katrina Burroughs

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 13, 2007

Subjects:

Textile industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Nason Indulged Her Equal Passion for Textiles When She Renovated Her Home, Says Katrina Burroughs. GET THE LOOK Textiles and mirrors Christies South Kensington...interests range from 18th century textiles to antique prints. She studied paper...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: textiles

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Textiles

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

TEXTILES all fabrics made by weaving, felting, knitting, braiding, or netting, from the various textile fibers (see fiber ). Types of Textiles Textiles are classified according to their component fibers into silk, wool, linen, cotton, such synthetic fibers as rayon...
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Fireproofing

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...noncombustible as possible. Fireproofing generally applies to textiles and construction materials that are treated with...tend to retard their ignition. Fireproofing of Textiles Textiles for use indoors are soaked in fire-retardant solutions...
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Dye

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...natural or synthetic, used to color various materials, especially textiles, leather, and food. Natural dyes are so called because they...first synthetic dyes. See S. Robinson, The History of Dyed Textiles (1970); H. Zollinger, Color Chemistry: Syntheses, Properties...
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Kolhapur

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...India. Largely agricultural, the region produces cotton and textiles. It also has large bauxite deposits. A center of the Marathas...city manufactures engineering products, refined sugar, and textiles. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition...
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Fabric

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

FABRIC see textiles . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.

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