Medieval Clothing and Textiles 14

Robin Netherton editor Professor Gale R Owen-Crocker editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published:20th Apr '18

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Medieval Clothing and Textiles 14 cover

The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. The essays here continue in the Journal's tradition of drawing on a range of disciplines. Topics include evidence for dress in multicultural sixth-century Ravenna; the incidence of Byzantine and Oriental silks in ninth- tothirteenth-century Denmark; a new analysis of the chronology of and contexts for the French hood; an examination of the mysterious garment called a bliaut in French literature; a discussion of the vocabulary and loan wordsin Italian/Anglo-Norman mercantile transactions; and revelations that fashions in body hair were an important feature of women's appearance. Contributors: John Block Friedman, Anne Hedeager Krag, Karen Margrethe Høskuldsson, Olga Magoula, Megan Tiddeman, Monica L. Wright

Those working in the sphere of medieval clothing and textiles are very fortunate. Medieval Clothing and Textiles is a series which maintains high standards, showcases new research and is beautifully produced. * MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY *
[A]nother extremely successful volume of /Medieval Clothing and Textiles/ and will remain a useful resource for researchers of textiles of all periods and places. * THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW *

ISBN: 9781783273089

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 474g

200 pages