Description
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 Hoskuldsson, Olga Magoula, Megan Tiddeman, Monica L. Wright
About the Author
Robin Netherton is a costume historian specializing in Western European clothing of the Middle Ages and its interpretation by artists and historians. Gale R. Owen-Crocker is Professor Emerita of the University of Manchester where she was previously Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture and Director of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies. Monica L. Wright is the Granger and Debaillon Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA. Her research focuses on the use of clothing in medieval French literature.
Reviews
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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9781783273089
Author Robin Netherton
Format Hardback
Page Count 200
Imprint The Boydell Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Series Medieval Clothing and Textiles
About the Author
Robin Netherton is a costume historian specializing in Western European clothing of the Middle Ages and its interpretation by artists and historians. Gale R. Owen-Crocker is Professor Emerita of the University of Manchester where she was previously Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture and Director of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies. Monica L. Wright is the Granger and Debaillon Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA. Her research focuses on the use of clothing in medieval French literature.
Reviews
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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9781783273089
Author Robin Netherton
Format Hardback
Page Count 200
Imprint The Boydell Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Series Medieval Clothing and Textiles
