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Books on: textiles and history

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Illustrated Slovak History: A Struggle for Sovereignty in Central Europe

Book by Anton Spiesz, Dusan Caplovic, Ladislaus J. Bolchazy; Bolchazy-Carducci, 2006

Subjects:

Slovakia--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...ceramics shaped on potters wheels, and textiles woven of wool and flax, exhibit considerable...and furs for various uses; they wove textiles, and continued to use stone and bone...significance of Prince Pribina in Slovak history has not yet been sufficiently appreciated...
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The History of the Study of Landforms - Vol. 2

Book by Richard J.Chorley, Robert P.Beckinsale, Antony J.Dunn; Routledge, 1973

Subjects:

Davis, William Morris--1850-1934, Geomorphology--History

Collections: Entire Library

...Stock Exchange and diverse interests in coal, oil, railways and textiles. As the ambitious and more adventurous types of American sought...comfort. Yet for all that the nations most important moments of history barely affected his thoughts or ambitions. He had a clearer...
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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

...TEXTILES . By A. F. Kendrick...rest of European art history. For the art that has...others in the Academy of History at Madrid, the fantastic...Few if any remains of textiles that can definitely...to the Spanish Moslem textiles in the Museum of Vich...
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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

...such long periods of human history, so that if I do now attempt...SOULIE DE G. MORANT "A History of Chinese Art from Ancient...Ceramics, by BERNARD RACHAM; Textiles, by A. F. KENDRICK; Bronzes...from the ages of conjectured history in a tangible example, we are...

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Journal Articles on: textiles and history

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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

...major categories of ritual textiles used in shrines and performances...mark important places in local history, particularly the founding...Religious and Royal Uses of Sacred Textiles in Lagos," Emmanuel Olakunle...Babasehinde A. Ademuleya provide a history of religious textile use in...
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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

Collections: Entire Library

...Alfred C. Haddon, who wrote an important early study of Iban textiles, is the focus of chapter 6. The author places Haddons writing within the context of debates going on in art history at the time. Along with certain art historians, Haddon believed...
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Amazigh Textiles and Dress in Morocco: Metaphors of Motherhood

Journal article by Cynthia Becker; African Arts, Vol. 39, 2006

Subjects:

Berbers--Clothing, Berbers--Political aspects, Berbers--Social aspects, Motherhood--Portrayals, Textile fabrics--Social aspects, Textiles--Social aspects, Weaving--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...legacy of Amazigh women to Moroccos history and contemporary identity. This...based on a paper titled "Berber Textiles: Weaving Metaphors of Motherhood...In From the Far West: Carpets and Textiles of Morocco, ed. P. Fiske, W. Russell...
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Cloth Is the Center of the World: Nigerian Textiles, Global Perspectives

Journal article by Victoria L. Rovine; African Arts, Vol. 36, 2003

Subjects:

Cloth is the Center of the World: Nigerian Textiles, Global Perspectives (Book)

Collections: Entire Library

...powerful role of textiles as symbolic...documents of history that are as...in the larger history of women as...her corpus of textiles developed informally...Despite the textiles diversity in technique, style, history, and use, the...
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Textiles Bogolan Du Mali: A Response

Journal article by Sarah Brett-Smith; African Arts, Vol. 39, 2006

Subjects:

African arts, Arts, African, Dyes and dyeing--Materials, Dyes and dyeing--Methods, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Textile dyeing--Materials, Textile dyeing--Methods, Textile fabrics--Decoration and finishing, Textile fabrics--Design and construction, Textiles--Decoration and finishing, Textiles--Design and construction

Collections: Entire Library

...recent museum publication, Textiles Bogolan du Mali by Pauline...particularly important to preserve the history of mud cloth study as well...constant that they deprive Textiles Bogolan du Mali of the the...what it might mean for Bamana history. Her text ignores the historical...

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Magazine Articles on: textiles and history

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Living (100 Years) in the Material World

Magazine article by Rosie Todino; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 290, October 2002

Subjects:

Textile fabrics--History, Textile industry--Innovations, Textiles--History

Collections: Entire Library
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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

Subjects:

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

Collections: Entire Library

...for cultural identity. Where people have no written language, their textiles can often be read like a history book. Clearly, world textiles is a vast subject, but this book is even more ambitious, aiming to guide readers through the myriad techniques...
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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

...Tarabuco weavers, as well, a heightened awareness of their own history has resurfaced in their timeless art. Caleb Bach is a regular...departments of Chuquisaca and Cochabamba to acquire and learn about textiles. He thanks Veronica Cereceda and Mercedes Renjel, who provided...
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African Textiles

Magazine article by Miranda Nelken; School Arts, Vol. 100, January 2001

Subjects:

Art--Africa, Textile fabrics--Africa

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...learned that the colors, symbols, and patterns in West African textiles have special meanings that have been passed down for centuries...NATIONAL STANDARD Students know that the visual arts have both a history and specific relationship to various cultures. Miranda Nelken...

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Newspaper Articles on: textiles and history

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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

...qualities that found their purest expression at the time in textiles, won over his academic training and ushered in his Fauvist...market. I n d u s t r i a l decline in the Fifties saw the history of that industry almost entirely erased, but in the first room...
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Girl Power; Visual Arts Euryl Stevens Produces Images of Figures Combining Painting, Textiles and Stitch Work. Her Latest Collection, as Julie Richards Discovers, Also Features Strong Female Characters

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), February 1, 2008

Subjects:

Artists, Textile industry

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

...Dinner Party that commemorated women in history and included a brilliantly coloured runner...distinctive, figurative pieces that combine textiles, painting and stitch work. Infused with...Commenting on her work Stevens says, "Using textiles is a departure for me as I have always...
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Risky Textiles Policies

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 16, 2003

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

...terms, rich-country quotas on developing-country exports of textiles and apparel terminate on Jan. 1, 2005. Since the ATCs initiation...lost their jobs since January 2001. The Bush administrations history of acquiescence to the textile industrys demands is exacerbating...
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: Step This Way for Vintage Style; the Best of Vintage Fashion and Textiles Will Come to Birmingham Next Week as the City Plays Host to an International Exhibition

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 4, 2006

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

...and bronzes if you fancy something really opulent, or tribal textiles if you want to introduce a splash of colour to your home. If...and dealers are usually happy to share their expertise on the history of a piece. For further information about the fair, visit annzieroldfairs...
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The Worlds Inside the Walls; Textiles, Nature Imitated in Murals

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 1, 2006

Subjects:

Textile industry

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

...costs between $7,000 and $8,000. Putting an Italian vista on a dining room took her three weeks, working eight hours a day. The history of wall painting is centuries old, she points out, and once could be enjoyed only by governments and wealthy patrons. Today...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: textiles and history

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Textiles

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...Construction (1967); E. E. Stout, Introduction to Textiles, (3d ed. 1970); A. Geijer, A History of Textile Art (1982); F. M. Montgomery...America, 1650 to 1870 (1984); M. Thomas, Textiles: History of an Art (1985); E. J. W. Barber, Prehistoric...
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Great Britain

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...exceeded the value of exports such as textiles, iron, steel, and coal, were overcome...Elton, Modern Historians on British History, 1485 1945: A Critical Bibliography, 1945 1969 (1971) and P. Catterall, British History, 1945 1987: An Annotated Bibliography...
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Monza

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...N Italy. Manufactures of this highly diversified industrial center include felt hats, carpets, textiles, glass, plastics, and machinery. The history of Monza is closely related to that of Milan. The cathedral, founded (6th cent.) by the Lombard...
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Akhmim

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...akhmem , city (1986 pop. 70,602), E central Egypt, on the Nile. Textiles and handicrafts are manufactured; grain, dates, and cotton...The temple of Pan is there. It figures prominently in the history of the Coptic Church and retains a sizable Coptic Christian...
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Saint-Quentin

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...N France, on the Somme River. Foundry products, machinery, textiles, and food products are manufactured. Saint-Quentin was famous...was ceded briefly to Burgundy (1435 77). The city has a long history of sieges and captures, most notably by the Spanish (1557...

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