Category: Ancient weaving
Die Ergebnisse einer Kooperation der Antikensammlungen und Glypthothek München mit der Akademie Mode & Design zum Kleid der Antike werden seit dem 5. April am Königsplatz gezeigt. Am 5. Mai werden nun im Rahmen eines Workshops...
Yesterday I went to the State Collections of Antiquities in Munich in order to prepare the warp-weighted loom for a forthcoming exhibition on ancient dress. Our loom is meant to demonstrate the work-in-progress of a complex...
First some god breathed the thought in my heart to set up a great web in my halls and fall to weaving a robe—fine of thread was the web and very wide; and I straightway spoke among...
The PENELOPE project aims at integrating ancient weaving into the history of science and technology, especially digital technology. It encompasses the investigation of ancient sources (texts and images) as well as practices and technological principles of...