diff --git lib/csv.rb lib/csv.rb
index fd493d8..e1e151b 100644
--- lib/csv.rb
+++ lib/csv.rb
@@ -284,11 +284,15 @@ class CSV
     #
     def field(header_or_index, minimum_index = 0)
       # locate the pair
-      finder = header_or_index.is_a?(Integer) ? :[] : :assoc
+      finder = (header_or_index.is_a?(Integer) || header_or_index.is_a?(Range)) ? :[] : :assoc
       pair   = @row[minimum_index..-1].send(finder, header_or_index)
 
       # return the field if we have a pair
-      pair.nil? ? nil : pair.last
+      if pair.nil?
+        nil
+      else
+        header_or_index.is_a?(Range) ? pair.map(&:last) : pair.last
+      end
     end
     alias_method :[], :field
 
@@ -690,7 +694,7 @@ class CSV
     #
     def [](index_or_header)
       if @mode == :row or  # by index
-         (@mode == :col_or_row and index_or_header.is_a? Integer)
+         (@mode == :col_or_row and (index_or_header.is_a?(Integer) or index_or_header.is_a?(Range)))
         @table[index_or_header]
       else                 # by header
         @table.map { |row| row[index_or_header] }
diff --git test/csv/test_row.rb test/csv/test_row.rb
index 3acceea..a8aeb28 100755
--- test/csv/test_row.rb
+++ test/csv/test_row.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class TestCSV::Row < TestCSV
     # by index
     assert_equal(3, @row.field(2))
 
+    # by range
+    assert_equal([2,3], @row.field(1..2))
+
     # missing
     assert_nil(@row.field("Missing"))
     assert_nil(@row.field(10))
diff --git test/csv/test_table.rb test/csv/test_table.rb
index 44e9d4a..7d2148c 100755
--- test/csv/test_table.rb
+++ test/csv/test_table.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class TestCSV::Table < TestCSV
     @rows.each_index { |i| assert_equal(@rows[i], @table[i]) }
     assert_equal(nil, @table[100])  # empty row
 
+    # by row with Range
+    assert_equal([@table[1], @table[2]], @table[1..2])
+
     # by col
     @rows.first.headers.each do |header|
       assert_equal(@rows.map { |row| row[header] }, @table[header])