TY - BOOK AU - Gordon,Beverly TI - Textiles: the whole story : uses, meanings, significance SN - 9780500291139 (pbk.) : U1 - 746'.09 23 PY - 2013/// CY - London PB - Thames & Hudson KW - Textile crafts KW - History KW - Textile fabrics N1 - Paperback. Originally published in hardback: 2011; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - This illustrated text looks at the myriad roles played by textiles in all aspects of human life, from ancient weavings to light-sensitive & other futuristic fabrics of our own era. The author discusses how textiles are an integral part of the human life journey from cradle to grave in a multitude of practical, symbolic & spiritual ways ER -