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Threading Time: A Cultural History of Threadwork

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Description for Threading Time: A Cultural History of Threadwork Hardcover. In a survey taken primarily from literary sources, this volume reveals the link between the human spirit and the art of connecting threads. It discusses tapestries, manuscripts, novels, poetry and more to trace the importance to humankind of a craft that began thousands of years ago. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 colour illustrations, 5 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 798.
In a survey taken primarily from literary sources, this volume reveals the essential link between the human spirit and the art of connecting threads. Whether looking at stories about clothing made in the Garden of Eden, a mediaeval manuscript, or modern fiction and poetry, the author traces the importance to humankind of a craft that has never ceased since it began thousands of years ago. The author's conception of threadwork throughout is generic, including all kinds of work done with thread, yarn or fibre. In the author's view, threadwork becomes more than a garment, a rug, or a tapestry on ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Fort Worth, United States
ISBN
9780875652412
SKU
V9780875652412
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