
An Epic of Technical Suptremacy. Works and Words of Medieval Chinese Textile Technology
Dieter Kuhn(Author)
Abegg-Stift. (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 23. June 2022
Book
488 pages
978-3-905014-73-0 (ISBN)
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Description
Works and Words of Medieval Chinese Textile Technology
In this book, Dieter Kuhn presents a reassessment of Chinese textile technology on the basis of many de- cades of research. Connecting works with words, the concrete with the abstract, this book aims to shed light on the subject, by bringing together philological knowledge derived from a wide range of textual sources and connecting it with the specific terms used to refer to manual labour in textile production. Chinese textual and pictorial sources, supplemented by archaeological materials, provide the foundation for a new description and interpretation of the tools, devices and machines - as well as the wide range of textile techniques - that were used to produce a great variety of textile products from silk and plant fibres.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Riggisberg
Switzerland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
sewn/stitched
With ribbon marker(s)
With dust jacket
Illustrations
79
farbige Abbildungen und Strichzeichnungen
Dimensions
Height: 26 cm
Width: 18 cm
Weight
2500 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-905014-73-0 (9783905014730)
Schweitzer Classification
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Author
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Content
Introduction | Textile Production - The Ideological Background, Weaving Workshops, Early Standards of Measurements and Colours | Material Evidence of Early Weaving Implements | Evidence for Textile Work Terminology | The Transfer of Silk Technology to the West | Weaving and Loom Terminology | On the Origin of the Draw Loom with Figure Tower | The Impact of Cultural Influences on Weaving Techniques | Terminology of Weave Fabrics from Zhou to Qing | Conclusions