Weaving. -- No. III: Ancient Looms
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Third installment of a series on weaving in the periodical Engineering, surveying ancient and primitive looms. It covers Egyptian mummy linen, Egyptian vertical and horizontal looms from Theban paintings (after Wilkinson), the Greek warp-weighted loom compared to the Icelandic loom, a loom from the Vatican Virgil manuscript, the Indian loom used for Dacca muslins, and a Chinese loom. It gives a detailed account of Dacca loom construction, working conditions and figured muslin technique, and includes seven figures of looms.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- January 23, 1874
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
- Archive notes
- Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page.
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