Reviews for Prehistoric Textiles: The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special...

The average rating for Prehistoric Textiles: The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special... based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-11-06 00:00:00 Warren Campbell The resource for anyone interested in how textile production developed, as well as modern spinners, weavers - and linguists. Barber shows the economic and cultural impact of textiles through contemporary sources and archaeological finds, and does a brilliant archaeo-linguistic analysis of Greek textile terms that would be of use both to translators and as an example to students of other languages. The author's dry humour peeks occasionally through the academic discourse, enlivening the text so that the book is not only an impressive reference, but also very readable. If you happen to be a spinner, you may find even the extensive discussion on spindle whorls fascinating, especially since Barber includes data on spindle weights, which is rarely noted but of practical interest to anyone wishing to test old spinning methods.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-03-16 00:00:00 Fitatsd Linas An exhaustive resource on ancient textiles whose only fault is that even its clear precise writing can't always enliven discussions on different whorl techniques.