Deals with the care required in order to deal with the delicate fabrics during their excavation and recording. This volume can be seen as an accompaniment to "Ancient Textiles".[...]

The point of departure here is three significant textiles and clothing cultures: China, India and Europe, and the common thread is how fashions and traditions have travelled through space and time. In this richly illustrated anthology, with its 242 images, written both by textile researchers and pra[...]