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  The Book of Looms: A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present (Paperback) By (author) Eric Broudy

  

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  Short Description for The Book of Looms A heavily illustrated classic on the evolution of the handloom is now reissued in a handy paper edition.
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  • Publisher: Farnsworth Art Museum,U.S.
  • Published: 01 October 1993
  • Format: Paperback 176 pages
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  • Categories: Industrial / Commercial Art & Design | Industrial Chemistry & Manufacturing Technologies | Spinning & Weaving
  • ISBN 13: 9780874516494 ISBN 10: 0874516498
  • Sales rank: 264,354

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Full description for The Book of Looms

• The handloom--often no more than a bundle of sticks and a few lengths of cordage--has been known to almost all cultures for thousands of years. Eric Broduy places the wide variety of handlooms in historical context. What influenced their development? How did they travel from one geographic area to another? Were they invented independently by different cultures? How have modern cultures improved on ancient weaving skills and methods? Broudy shows how virtually every culture, no matter how primitive, has woven on handlooms. He highlights the incredible technical achievement of primitive cultures that created magnificent textiles with the crudest of tools and demonstrates that modern technology has done nothing to surpass their skill or inventiveness.