Project Gutenberg 2006-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 526 Holmes, William Henry 1846 1933 Holmes, W. H. (William Henry) Holmes, William H. (William Henry) A Study of the Textile Art in Its Relation to the Development of Form and Ornament Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-'85, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, (pages 189-252) Produced by PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "A Study of the Textile Art in Its Relation to the Development of Form and Ornament" by William H. Holmes is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work comprehensively charts the history and evolution of textile art, exploring its intrinsic connection to form, function, and ornamentation. The text likely examines the development of textile techniques in relation to broader cultural and artistic movements, particularly within indigenous American artistry. At the start of the work, the author introduces textile art as one of the oldest forms of artistic expression, tracing its evolution from primitive times to contemporary practices. Holmes emphasizes the significance of function and construction in shaping both the aesthetic and practical aspects of woven fabrics. He outlines various methods of textile production, including weaving, plaiting, and netting, while discussing how aesthetic features evolved alongside functional demands. The opening establishes a framework for understanding how these artistic practices have influenced not only textiles themselves but also other forms of art and cultural expressions across time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Indian textile fabrics -- North America Decoration and ornament Textile industry Textile fabrics E011 TS Text Art Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Category: History - Other Category: Art Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 199769 2025-06-07T14:02:07.307340 text/html 184871 2006-02-09T11:53:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4508765 2006-02-09T11:53:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3699872 2025-06-07T14:03:48.908881 application/epub+zip 3670232 2025-06-07T14:02:55.048174 application/epub+zip 130730 2025-06-07T14:02:10.173351 application/epub+zip 21465024 2025-06-07T14:03:56.817372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 21415784 2025-06-07T14:03:02.300126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150805 2022-09-08T12:42:10.273532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137795 2025-06-07T14:02:06.322366 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137839 2006-02-09T11:50:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45746 2006-02-09T11:53:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137832 2006-02-09T11:52:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45713 2006-02-09T11:53:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22236 2025-06-07T14:03:57.055333 application/rdf+xml 24743 2025-06-07T14:02:10.789365 image/jpeg 4524 2025-06-07T14:02:10.479353 image/jpeg 4653353 2025-06-07T14:02:07.525349 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia