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Byzantine Textile Icon of the Virgin and Child
Image by Cleveland Museum of Art

Byzantine Textile Icon of the Virgin and Child

Late antique icon of the enthroned Virgin holding the child Christ and surrounded by the archangels Michael and Gabriel, labeled with Greek inscriptions. Woven tapestry made of colorful wool, from Egypt, dated to the 6th century. In the...
Lambayeque Textile Patch
Image by The Art Institute of Chicago

Lambayeque Textile Patch

Patch, 1000/1476 CE. Lambayeque; North Coast, Peru. The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment.
Nazca Textile Panel Fragment
Image by The Art Institute of Chicago

Nazca Textile Panel Fragment

Panel Fragment, 200/500 CE. Nazca; south coast, Peru. The Art Institute of Chicago, Restricted gift of Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp.
Lambayeque Textile Panel
Image by The Art Institute of Chicago

Lambayeque Textile Panel

Panel, 1000/1476 CE. Lambayeque; north coast, Peru. The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment.
Luddite
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Luddite

The Luddites, named after their legendary leader Ned Ludd, were workers who protested at the mechanization of the textile industry during the Industrial Revolution. From 1811 to 1816, the violent strategy of the Luddites was to smash the...
Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon
Article by Kim Martins

Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon

It is a breathtaking flight with dramatic sweeps over fertile valleys and blue pine forests. You fly past Mt. Everest, Mt. Kanchenjunga and Mt. Gangkhar Puensum, which is the highest, unclimbed mountain in the world soaring to almost 7,570...
The Impact of the British Industrial Revolution
Article by Mark Cartwright

The Impact of the British Industrial Revolution

The consequences of the British Industrial Revolution (1760-1840) were many, varied, and long-lasting. Working life in rural and urban settings was changed forever by the inventions of new machines, the spread of factories, and the decline...
Top 10 Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Article by Mark Cartwright

Top 10 Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

The British Industrial Revolution transformed life at work and at home for practically everyone. Noise, pollution, social upheaval, and repetitive jobs were the price to pay for labour-saving machines, cheap and comfortable transportation...
Interview: Super/Natural: Textiles of the Andes
Interview by James Blake Wiener

Interview: Super/Natural: Textiles of the Andes

Over the course of several millennia, textiles were the primary form of aesthetic expression and communication for the diverse cultures that developed throughout the desert coasts and mountain highlands of the Andean region. Worn as garments...
British Industrial Revolution
Definition by Mark Cartwright

British Industrial Revolution

The British Industrial Revolution (1760-1840) brought innovative mechanisation and deep social change. The process saw the invention of steam-powered machines, which were used in factories in ever-growing urban centres. Agriculture remained...
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