Ciba Review, No. 12 (May 1938): Weaving and Dyeing in Ancient Egypt and Babylon
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Issue No. 12 of the Ciba Review, devoted to textiles and dyeing in the ancient Near East. Articles cover the history and geography of Babylon and Egypt, Egyptian linen and dress (spinning, looms, woven and embroidered royal garments, sandals), Babylonian and Assyrian wool and dress, and the colours and pigments of the ancient Orient. Shorter items on board (card) weaving, Egyptian palettes, hieroglyph decipherment, Babylon excavators, parchment and the Babylonian chronology follow. Illustrated with reliefs, tomb paintings, statues, and models of Egyptian looms; it contains no weaving drafts, and the issue carries Ciba dye advertisements.
- Type
- Periodical
- Date
- May 1938
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 40
- Archive notes
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