KU Library Catalog
- KU CatalogSearch collections available in all library locations at the Univ. of Kansas
Other Library Catalogs
- WorldCat This link opens in a new windowIncludes millions of records describing items owned by OCLC member libraries, including the KU Libraries.
- Catalog for the Spencer Art Library at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtLocated in Kansas City, MO, this art research library is open to the public but must be used on-site. The hours are listed on the library website.
- Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, KSLocated at 7th & Vermont, this public library has a good art collection.
Bibliographies
- Bibliographica Textilia Historiae: Towards a General Bibliography on the History of Textiles, edited by Seth Siegelaub.Call Number: folio Z6153.T4 B52 1997
New York, NY : International General, 1997.
Overviews
World Textiles by Call Number: NK8806 .S36 2003London; New York: Thames & Hudson, 2003. Surveys, from prehistory to the early twenty-first century, how textiles are made, what they are made from, how they function in society, the ways in which they are valued and given meaning, and the messages they contain.
The Cambridge History of Western Textiles by Call Number: NK8906 .C36 20032v. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Leading experts, including archaeologists, economic and social historians, historians of fashion and the history of dress, and museum curators, cover the production and uses of textiles in western societies from the earliest times to the present day.- Art of textile designing [electronic resource] byChandni Chowk, Delhi : Global Media, 2007. Includes chapters such as Yarn, Weaving, Knitting, Crochet, Types of knot, and more.
Terminology
Looking at Textiles by Call Number: TS1309 .P49 2011Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, c2011. A guide to the fundamentals of the materials and techniques used to create textiles.
- Oxford art online This link opens in a new windowGateway to the Grove Art Online and other Oxford art reference resources with more than 23,000 subject entries, 21,000 biographies, and 40,000 image links.
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