The Roots of Asian Weaving by Boudot, Eric -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Preliminary note Foreword Part I: Background

Introduction Chapter 1: cultural and historical context Chapter 2: textiles and looms in ancient Chinese culture Chapter 3: introduction to the looms and brocades of Southwest China

Part II: Field Research

Chapter 4: the Miao-Yao peoples

4.1 The Miao 4.2 Guangxi Antai area 4.3 Guizhou Panxian area 4.4 Guizhou Zhaoxing area 4.5 Guizhou Zhouxi area 4.6 Guizhou Bakai area 4.7 Guizhou Geyi area 4.8 Guizhou Huishui area 4.9 Guizhou Shidong area 4.10 Guizhou Huangping area 4.11 Guizhou Liuhe area 4.12 Guizhou Biasha area 4.13 Guizhou Qiandongnan area 4.14 Guizhou Rongjiang area 4.15 Guizhou Bijie area 4.16 Guizhou Songtao area 4.17 The Yao 4.18 Guangxi Longji area (‘Hong Yao’) 4.19 Hunan Jianghua area 4.20 Guangxi Jinxiu area 4.21 Guangxi Bama and Du’an areas

Chapter 5: the Daic (Tai-Kadai) peoples

5.1 Introduction 5.2 A note about Daic Complex Pattern Heddles 5.3 The Li 5.4 Hainan Donghezhen (Meifu Li) 5.5 Hainan Wuzhishan (Qi Li) 5.6 Ha Li 5.7 Run Li 5.8 The Buyi 5.9 Guizhou Libo area 5.10 Guizhou Xingyi area 5.11 Guizhou Changshun area 5.12 Guizhou Qiannan area 5.13 The Dong 5.14 Hunan Tongdao area 5.15 Guizhou Bazhai area 5.16 Guizhou Liping area 5.17 The Maonan 5.18 Guangxi Huanjiang area 5.19 The Mulao, Guangxi Huanjiang area 5.20 The Zhuang 5.21 Guangxi Binyang area 5.22 Guangxi Jingxi area 5.23 Guangxi Napo area 5.24 Yunnan Funing area 5.25 Yunnan Wenshan area 5.26 Yunnan Qiubei area 5.27 Guangxi Baise area 5.28 The Dai 5.29 Yunnan Yingjiang area 5.30 South Yunnan area

Chapter 6: the Sinitic peoples

6.1 The Tujia 6.2 Hunan Longshan area

Part III: Analysis

Chapter 7: the evolution of the Asian loom

7.1 Introduction 7.2 Methods and results 7.3 Loom evolution: a narrative 7.4 Loom evolution: a geographical model 7.5 The Chinese Drawloom

Appendices

Glossaries of loom and weaving terms Bibliography