Textile Production in Classical Athens

by: Spantidaki, S.

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 First detailed, mutli-disciplinary analysis of textile technology and production in 5th-4th century classical Athens

Contents:
PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsList of TablesList of MapsAbbreviationsIntroductionHistorical and social contextTextiles and Cult Chapter 1: SourcesWritten sourcesIconographyArchaeological evidence Chapter 2: On the organisation of productionDomestic sphereInformation on specialisationsInformation on workshopsExchange and tradeConclusions Chapter 3: MaterialsPlant fibresAnimal fibresMetal threadsMineral threadsDyestuffsOlive oil in textile productionConclusions Chapter 4: Thread ProductionFibres preparationWetting the fibresPre-spinningThread twistSpinningSplicingQuality and thickness of threadsSpinning toolsConclusions Chapter 5: The warp-weighted loomPresentation of the loomWeavingLoom-weightsConclusions Chapter 6: Other techniques of textile productionWeaving on small loomsPlaitingSprangTablet weavingFeltConclusions Chapter 7: Decorative techniquesDecoration techniques using additional weftsDecoration using floating threadsEmbroideryAppliquéCrimpy textilesConclusions Chapter 8: ColourAncient Greek colour terms used for textilesTechniques of colour decorationArchaeological evidence of dyesConclusions Chapter 9: FinishingFullingSewingMaintenanceScented textilesConclusions Chapter 10: Terminological discussionTechnical terms with more than one meaningTerms for garmentsDecorative termsConclusionsAnnex A: Textiles CatalogueMaterials and methodsStudied fabricsUnstudied fabricsAnnex B: List of ancient Greek textile termsAnnex C: Preliminary study of spindle-whorls Annex D: Preliminary study of loom-weights On the functionality of loom-weightsCorpus of loom-weightsStudy of loom-weightsResultsConclusionsAfterwordBibliographyEditions of ancient works

Subjects:
Antiquities
Athen
Athens (Greece) Antiquities
Athens (Greece) History
Athens (Greece) Social life and customs
Athènes (Grèce) Histoire
Decorative arts
Decorative arts Greece History To 1500
Greece
Greece Athens
Greece History To 146 B.C
Grèce Histoire Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C
History
Manners and customs
Textile fabrics
Textile fabrics Greece Athens History To 1500
Textile industry
Textile industry Greece Athens History To 1500
Textilherstellung
To 1500
Weben

Derives from author's PhD thesis titled L'activité textile en Attique (Ve et IVe siècles avant notre ère); jointly conducted at Sorbonne University, Paris (Paris IV) and Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg, and completed in 2013

xxvii, 228 pages ; 29 cm.

Textile Production in Classical Athens

by: Spantidaki, S.

• ISBN-13: 9781785702525 / 978-1-78570-252-5
• ISBN-03: 1785702521 / 1-78570-252-1
• Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2016

Price: 48,00 EURO

1 copy in stock