Prehistoric textiles : the development of cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with special reference to the Aegean / E. J. W. Barber.

Princeton, New Jersey ; Chichester, West Sussex : Princeton University Press, 1991.

xxxi, 471 pages : Grayscale Illustration, Tables ; 25 cm

Third printing, for the Princeton Paperback edition, 1992.

We are very grateful to the Publications Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent Federal agency, for its support.

Published with the assistance of the Getty Grant Program.

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The Basic Textile Crafts — The Data -- Discussions.

The Domestication of Fibers -- Spinning -- Looms and Weaving -- The Textile Weaves: (1) The Beginnings -- The Textile Weaves: (2) Egypt -- The Textile Weaves: (3) The Bronze Age -- The Textile Weaves: (4) The Iron Age -- The Textile Weaves: (5) An Overall View -- Felt and Felting -- Dyes -- Beginnings Revisited -- Word Excavation -- Women's Work -- The Weight Chase -- Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Keftiu -- And Penelope?

Bibliography: p.

Includes index.

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