The European Linen Industry in Historical Perspective
Oxford University Press
Published in December 2003
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-19-925565-8 (ISBN)
Description
This work contains a set of original essays by leading researchers in the history of textiles, and includes papers on Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, the Low Countries, Germany, and north America as well as an overview of European linen production and consumption since the Middle Ages.
A wide-ranging set of original essays by leading researchers in the history of textiles, from the disciplines of history, sociology, economics, and archaeology. The book begins with an overview of the evolution of linen production and consumption in Europ
1. The European Linen Industry in Historical Perspective; 2. An Elusive Cloth - Aspects of the Archaeology of Linen in Northern Europe in the Medieval and Post-Medieval Periods; 3. Linen Damask Production: Technology transfer and Design, 1580-1780; 4. Ove
A wide-ranging set of original essays by leading researchers in the history of textiles, from the disciplines of history, sociology, economics, and archaeology. The book begins with an overview of the evolution of linen production and consumption in Europ
1. The European Linen Industry in Historical Perspective; 2. An Elusive Cloth - Aspects of the Archaeology of Linen in Northern Europe in the Medieval and Post-Medieval Periods; 3. Linen Damask Production: Technology transfer and Design, 1580-1780; 4. Ove
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
halftones, tab., num. fig., 1 Karte
1 map; numerous figures tables & halftones
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-925565-8 (9780199255658)
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Persons
Collins, Brenda (Research Officer, Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum, Lisburn, Northern Ireland) / Ollerenshaw, Philip (Principal Lecturer in Economic and Business History, University of the West of England, Bristol)