MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01743cam a2200313 a 4500
001 2011922631
003 DLC
005 20121018081716.0
008 110209s2011 enka b 001 0 eng
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn755665069
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042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aGT525$b.G67 2011
082 04 $a746$221
100 1 $aGordon, Beverly.
245 10 $aTextiles :$bthe whole story : uses, meanings, significance /$cBeverly Gordon.
260 $aLondon :$bThames & Hudson,$c2011.
300 $a304 p. :$bchiefly col. ill. ;$c27 cm.
500 $a"With 380 illustrations, 318 in colour".
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe very fabric of existence : textiles in human consciousness -- Living on the earth : textiles and human survival -- The ties that bind : the social meanings of textiles -- Cloth and temporal power : money, trade, status, and control -- Cloth as communication : expressing meaning, messages, and beauty -- Textiles and the spirit : the sacred, spiritual, and healing significance of cloth.
520 $aDiscusses how textiles are an integral part of the human life journey from cradle to grave in a multitude of practical, symbolic and spiritual ways. This title illustrates the many uses of textiles in our everyday lives. It outlines how textiles are a means of communication functional, political and artistic and a metaphor for transcendence.
650 0 $aTextile fabrics.
650 0 $aTextile fabrics$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aClothing and dress$xSocial aspects.