Download or read book Les Arts du Tissu (Classic Reprint) written by Gaston Migeon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Les Arts du Tissu C'est un theme aimable de developpement litteraire que de rappeler la patience avec laquelle les epouses grecques, dans les gynecees, tissaient les vetements des heros, ou les tentures destinees a prendre place dans les sanctuaires. C'est Helene qui, selon l'iliade, representait sur le tissu les combats livres autour de Troie; c'est Calypso ou Circe selon l'odys see, charmant leurs loisirs en faisant courir la navette d'or sur leurs metiers. C est Penelope donnant pour raisons a ses atermoiements le tra vail de tissage qu'elle accomplissait pendant le jour, qu'elle defaisait pen dant la nuit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.