World Textiles and Textiles as ArtUnpublished

Books to enhance your understanding of textiles as an important art and culture touchpoint. In support of the Royal BC Museum's feature exhibit, Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz, on from March 28, 2025 - September 28, 2025.

Updated May 24, 2025

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Empire of cotton : a global history

Beckert, Sven

Paper Book

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global...

Textiles : the whole story : uses, meanings, significance

Gordon, Beverly

Paper Book

There are few aspects of our lives--physical, emotional, spiritual--in which thread and fabrics do not play a notable part. Beverly Gordon reminds us memorably and movingly of the powerful significance of fabric throughout human history. Her study of textile art and history is combined with her own...

World textiles : a concise history

Schoeser, Mary

Paper Book

An updated edition of this indispensable reference, surveying the history of textiles from 25,000 years ago to the present. The history of textiles, more than that of any other artefact, is a history of human ingenuity. From the very earliest needles of 50,000 years ago to the...

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