History of Textiles

Teachers in charge

Prof. Katarina Nina Simončič, Ph.D.

Study, Module

Textile and Fashion Design - graduate, Module Textile Design

Course summary

2 (2+0+0)

ECTS

3

Knowledge verification

oral exam

Lecture type

lectures

Learning outcomes:

The students can:
● define the stylistic characteristics of textile products;
● develop an awareness of the role of textiles in creating communication routes between cultures and civilizations;
● recognise the importance of textiles in the founding of cities and the flourishing of economies;
● explain similarities and differences in the stylistic characteristics of fashion from the 18th to the beginning of the 20th century;
● recognise connections between technologies and the aesthetic dimension of textiles;
● define the meaning and role of textiles in relation to their function (clothing, clothing elements, interior design...)
● written source research to analyse historical style epochs;

Subject content

Development of the art of spinning and weaving. First fibers and basic weaving techniques. The improvement of textile production: the first historical civilizations. Silk and silk routes. Tapestries and carpet making. Textile products and the interpenetration of cultures: Byzantium and the Middle Ages. The flourishing of textile centers: the Renaissance. The emergence of lace. Embroidery. Improving technologies from the Baroque to the 19th century. Cotton. After new materials.

Aim of course

Learn about the evolution of spinning and weaving throughout history, understand the role of textile production in connecting cultures and civilizations, observe the link between the aesthetic aspect and technologies.

Literature necessary for course

1. Schoeser, Mary: Svijet tekstila , Golden marketing - Tehnička knjiga, Zagreb, 2009.
2. Moć boja : kako su boje osvojile svijet , katalog izložbe, Etnografski muzej, Zagreb, 2009.
3. Wayland Barber, Elizabeth: Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years - Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times, W. W. Norton & Company; First Paperback Edition, 1996.