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Women's work by E. J. W. Barber · Booklabria

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First published: 1994

Synopsis

An in-depth history of textiles and the women that made them. In this beautifully illustrated study, Barber draws on archeological evidence, ancient texts, myths, and linguistics to reconstruct women's paramount role in the fiber arts until the start of the late Bronze Age.

Subjects: History
Women
Histoire
Femmes
Vrouwen
Women, history

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Publisher: Norton
Published: 1994
Edition: 1st ed.
Pages: 334
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393035069

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