Textile-making in central Tyrrhenian Italy from the final Bronze Age to the Republican Period /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lipkin, Sanna
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, 2012.
Series:	BAR international series ; 2369.
Subjects:	To 1500 Textile fabrics > Italy > Tyrrhenian Coast > History > To 1500. Antiquities. Textile fabrics. Tyrrhenian Coast (Italy) > Antiquities. Italy > Tyrrhenian Coast. Electronic books. History.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Aims and challenges
The database and processing methods
Theoretical background and methodologies
Textile archaeological background
Textile tools in central Tyrrhenian Italy
technical features and results of archaeological experiments. Spindle whorls, spindles and distaffs
Loom weights
Tablet weaving tools
Making of ceramic textile tools
Conclusion on textile tools
Textiles and the techniques employed. Spinning threads-fibres and techniques
Textiles-techniques and finished products
Conclusion on fibres, threads, textiles and techniques
The social meaning of textile-making. Textile-making in everyday life and afterlife
Textile-making as a part of central Tyrrhenian Italian religion
Conclusions on social meanings
Economic importance. Wool and linen for textiles
Special fibres and colourful clothing
Time aspects reconsidered
Economic aspects
The importance of textile-making in central Tyrrhenian Italy-a conclusion
Conclusions.