On Jan 3, 2007, at 8:06 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
On Wednesday 03 January 2007 10:19 pm, Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
Funny you should mention that book. I just so happen to have made a
photocopy on it in its entirety when I ran across it for the first
time
a few years ago in a small town library. Since it was written in
1920,
I've wondered ever since how accurate it is. Incredibly detailed, so
I've been wondering. any consensus among you all?
Shrug. It's hard to say. To my knowledge, there aren't really any
archaeological textile finds (as opposed to jewelry and clay
tablets) in what
was then Mesopotamia.... If I'm wrong, I'd be delighted to hear
about it!
I'm not aware of any surviving textile finds -- but there are a _lot_
of surviving artistic representations, including a lot of detailed
and realistic 3-dimensional statuary. Deciphering some of the
stylized textures can be interesting (especially the "tufted" look),
but I wouldn't be at all surprised if an in-depth study could come up
with some very plausible theories on construction and materials.
Heather
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