Textiles were fundamental in Etruscan world and surviving evidence illustrates their abundance and variety. Garments, utilitarian fabrics, sails, even books were made of textiles. Different functions required different properties, which in turn demanded different choices and careful planning at various stages of textile production, as well as substantial material and human resources. In their role enabling wealth creation through enhanced quantity and quality in production, visualising political hierarchies through exclusive clothing marking social roles, and the impact of this on social relationships of production and politics, textiles were a significant driving force of economy, social stratification and state formation in Etruria.
The world of Etruscan textiles
Margarita Gleba
2013
Abstract
Textiles were fundamental in Etruscan world and surviving evidence illustrates their abundance and variety. Garments, utilitarian fabrics, sails, even books were made of textiles. Different functions required different properties, which in turn demanded different choices and careful planning at various stages of textile production, as well as substantial material and human resources. In their role enabling wealth creation through enhanced quantity and quality in production, visualising political hierarchies through exclusive clothing marking social roles, and the impact of this on social relationships of production and politics, textiles were a significant driving force of economy, social stratification and state formation in Etruria.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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