{"product_id":"2940015713862","title":"Ancient Egyptian \u0026 Greek Looms","description":"I. EGYPTIAN LOOMS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHORIZONTAL LOOMS.[A]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tomb of Chnem-hotep, at Beni Hasan, there is a wall painting of\u003cbr\u003ea horizontal loom with two weavers, women, squatting on either side,\u003cbr\u003eand at the right in the background is drawn the figure of the\u003cbr\u003etaskmaster. There are also figures represented in the act of spinning,\u003cbr\u003eetc. For the present we are concerned with the weaving only.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Illustration: Fig. 1.--Horizontal Loom, Tomb of Chnem-hotep, from the\u003cbr\u003eillustration in Cailliaud's _Recherches_, etc. Same size as\u003cbr\u003epublished.]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf this illustration, there appear to be six reproductions. We have\u003cbr\u003efirst of all, Fig. 1, that of Fred. Cailliaud (_Recherches sur les\u003cbr\u003eArts et Métiers_, etc., Paris, 1831) with illustrations of drawings\u003cbr\u003emade by himself in the years 1819 to 1822. His publication was\u003cbr\u003efollowed by Fig. 2, that of Sir J. G. Wilkinson (_Manners and\u003cbr\u003eCustoms_, etc., London, 1837). Mr. John Murray, whose house has\u003cbr\u003epublished Wilkinson's work from the first edition to the last, informs\u003cbr\u003eme that a few of the drawings were made by George Scharf, afterwards\u003cbr\u003eSir George Scharf, Keeper of the National Portrait Gallery, but that\u003cbr\u003emost of them seem to have been made by Joseph Bonomi, the well known\u003cbr\u003eEgyptologist. Wilkinson's woodcut, although clearly and neatly done,\u003cbr\u003eis on a very small scale; nevertheless it admits of a fair comparison\u003cbr\u003ewith those reproduced on a larger scale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Illustration:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Figs. 1 \u0026amp; 3. Weaving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Fig. 2. Loom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \"   3. Putting in the woof, but not\u003cbr\u003e            by a shuttle thrown with\u003cbr\u003e            the hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \"   4. Male Overseer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \"   5. Hackling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \"   6. Twisting the double threads\u003cbr\u003e            for the warp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    _a_ Weaving.\u003cbr\u003e    _b_ Chief of Loom.\u003cbr\u003e    _c_ Facing.\u003cbr\u003e    _d_ Pulling out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFig. 2.--Horizontal Loom, Tomb of Chnem-hotep, from Sir J. G.\u003cbr\u003eWilkinson's _Manners and Customs_, London, John Murray, 1878, Vol. I.,\u003cbr\u003ep. 317. Same size as published.]","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170077524208,"sku":"2940015713862","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015713862","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}