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John Styles

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Historian of material culture, textiles, manufacturing, design. Professor Emeritus University of Hertfordshire. Senior Research Fellow Victoria and Albert Museum. Hill walker.

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Just published, ‘Transformations in Textiles, 1400-1760’, my (critical) homage to Jan De Vries’s ‘Industrious Revolution’. Available as an open access e-book chapter www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...

11.02.2025 11:45 — 👍 28    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 3
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Recently published, my 'Printed Calicoes between India and Europe: Lost in Translation?' in Émilie Hammen (ed.), The Crafts of Fashion vol. 2: Geographies (Éditions B42). 'India was a model and a source of inspiration, but India was not necessarily the tutor.'

24.11.2024 08:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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