During the Aegean Bronze Age, the spread of woolen textiles triggered an increased demand for color. In The Purpled World, Silver reveals how Minoan and Mycenaean textile producers embedded commercial motivation into traditional rituals, and considers collapse of the Mycenaean Palaces as a manifestation of disintegration in the textile industry.


Format Häftad Omfång 516 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Harvard University Press Utgivningsdatum 2023-04-18 ISBN 9780674272569