This is the classic, comprehensive, colour survey of textile art and production worldwide, from prehistory to the present day. It is both an authoritative work of reference and a visual delight. The book opens with an expert guide to nine fundamental textile techniques, from rug weaving and tapestry to felt and bark cloth. Each is clearly explained, using line drawings and clos...(展开全部)

This is the classic, comprehensive, colour survey of textile art and production worldwide, from prehistory to the present day. It is both an authoritative work of reference and a visual delight. The book opens with an expert guide to nine fundamental textile techniques, from rug weaving and tapestry to felt and bark cloth. Each is clearly explained, using line drawings and clos...(展开全部)

5,000 Years of Textiles is an authoritative reference and a visual delight, with examples from the Far East to the Americas, from Africa to Scandinavia, and from Egyptian artifacts dating from 3000 BC to the most up-to-date modern craftwork and furnishings. The new coffee table format is larger (8 1/2 x 10 3/4), and more beautiful than before.The book includes an expert guide ...(展开全部)

This is the classic, comprehensive, colour survey of textile art and production worldwide, from prehistory to the present day. It is both an authoritative work of reference and a visual delight. The book opens with an expert guide to nine fundamental textile techniques, from rug weaving and tapestry to felt and bark cloth. Each is clearly explained, using line drawings and clos...(展开全部)

Before there was money, there was debt Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was invented to replace onerous and complicated barter systems—to relieve ancient people from having to haul their goods to market. The problem with this version of history? There’s not a shred of evidence to support it. Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of co...(展开全部)

Before there was money, there was debt Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was invented to replace onerous and complicated barter systems—to relieve ancient people from having to haul their goods to market. The problem with this version of history? There’s not a shred of evidence to support it. Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of co...(展开全部)

A dazzling new history of the Indian subcontinent and its diverse peoples in global context—from antiquity to today Much of world history is Indian history. Home today to one in four people, the subcontinent has long been densely populated and deeply connected to Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas through migration and trade. In this magisterial history, Audrey Truschke tel...(展开全部)

内容简介 李宇春5年重磅写真，2010WhyMe全纪录。 台前幕后倒计时全场景拍摄，在这里你可以看到—— 筹备过程的辛苦与快乐，精美宣传照精华收录，排练、拍摄现场静像大片，“椰子”的内心独白，多位重量级人物幕后专访，第五个WhyMe现场的华丽与感动以及演唱会后台全揭秘……一切为你展示一个最真实的李宇春。 媒体评论 李宇春是一位极具天赋和魅力的同时又不懈努力不断进步的歌手；一位词曲创作俱佳的创作人；一位极具才情的音乐导演；一位多才多艺的专辑策划人。 出道以来发表的专辑《皇后与梦想》、《我的》、《少年中国》、《李宇春》等，张张大卖，稳登国内唱片销售冠军宝座。 2006年至今共举办了13场次个人演唱会，每场演唱会均创造票房神话，其演唱会水准成为业内标杆，一票难求。每年3月份举办的个人生日演唱会“Why Me”更是独创了个人品牌演唱会的先河，盛况空前。 在2...(展开全部)

The history of textiles, more than that of any other artefact, is the history of human ingenuity. From the very earliest needles of 25,000 years ago, to the "techno textiles" used in Space Shuttle parachutes, they have been fundamental to human existence and achievement, and - as this book demonstrates - have informed developments in many other areas from agriculture to metallu...(展开全部)

曼努埃尔‧菲欧（Manuele Fior） 漫画家、插画家。1975年生于意大利切塞纳，目前居住在法国巴黎。2000年毕业于威尼斯建筑学校。著有几部短篇故事，作品散见于国内外各大媒体杂志。2011年出版的图像小说《秒速五千公里》荣获安古兰国际漫画节“杰出创作金兽奖”。