Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. NEW! From the paleolithic to now, this book covers the things used and the methods to make the original fabrics, the ingenuity and the reason it was important. This beautifully written history moves across time and how the changes affected out lives and cultures. Fascinating!. N� de r�f. du vendeur 002603

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The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

Postrel, Virginia

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Description du livre Etat : New. Book is in NEW condition. 1.15. N� de r�f. du vendeur 1541617606-2-1

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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide.The story of humanity is the story of textiles -- as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture.In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world. Textiles funded the Renaissance and the Mughal Empire; they gave us banks and bookkeeping, Michelangelo's David and the Taj Mahal. The cloth business spread the alphabet and arithmetic, propelled chemical research, and taught people to think in binary code.Assiduously researched and deftly narrated, The Fabric of Civilization tells the story of the world's most influential commodity. N� de r�f. du vendeur DADAX1541617606

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The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

Postrel, Virginia

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ISBN 10 : 1541617606 ISBN 13 : 9781541617605

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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. " Condition: new. Hardcover. The story of humanity is the story of textiles-as old as civilization itself. Textiles created empires and powered invention. They established trade routes and drew nations' borders. Since the first thread was spun, fabric has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization , Virginia Postrel traces this surprising history, exposing the hidden ways textiles have made our world. The origins of chemistry lie in the coloring and finishing of cloth. The beginning of binary code-and perhaps all of mathematics-is found in weaving. Selective breeding to produce fibers heralded the birth of agriculture. The belt drive came from silk production. So did microbiology. The textile business funded the Italian Renaissance and the Mughal Empire; it left us double-entry bookkeeping and letters of credit, the David and the Taj Mahal. From the Minoans who exported woolen cloth colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to the Romans who wore wildly expensive Chinese silk, the trade and production of textiles paved the economic and cultural crossroads of the ancient world. As much as spices or gold, the quest for fabrics and dyes drew sailors across strange seas, creating an ever-more connected global economy. Synthesizing groundbreaking research from economics, archeology, and anthropology, Postrel weaves a rich tapestry of human cultural development. From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, a global history of textiles and the world they made". N� de r�f. du vendeur 019003

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