| Medieval Clothing and Textiles 11 Contributor(s): Netherton, Robin (Editor), Owen-Crocker, Gale R. (Editor), Bertolet, Anna Riehl (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1783270020 ISBN-13: 9781783270026 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming - General - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 391.009 |
| Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 203 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The second decade of this acclaimed and popular series begins with a volume that will be essential reading for historians and re-enactors alike. Two papers consider cloth manufacture in the early medieval period: Ingvild ye examines the graves of prosperous Viking Age women from Western Norway which contained both textile-making tools and the remains of cloth, considering the relationship between the two. Karen Nicholson compliments this with practical experiments in spinning. This is followed by Tina Anderlini's close examination of the details of cut and construction of a thirteenth-century chemise attributed to King Louis IX of France (St Louis), out of its shrine for the firsttime since 1970. Three papers consider fashionable clothing and morality: Sarah-Grace Heller discusses sumptuary legislation from Angevin Sicily in the 1290s which sought to restrict men's dress at a time when preparation for war was more important than showy clothes; Cordelia Warr examines the dire consequences of a woman dressing extravagantly as portrayed in a fourteenth-century Italian fresco; and Emily Rozier discusses the extremes of dress attributed by moral and satirical writers to the men known as "galaunts". Two textual studies then show the importance of textiles in daily life. Susan Powell reveals the austere but magnificent purchases made on behalf of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, in the last ten years of her life (1498-1509); Anna Riehl Bertolet discusses in detail the passage in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream where Helena passionately recalls sewinga sampler with Hermia when they were young and still bosom friends. |
Contributor Bio(s): Owen-Crocker, Gale R.: - Gale R. Owen-Crocker is Professor Emerita at the University of Manchester, having previously been Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture and Director of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies. She has written extensively on Anglo-Saxon culture, particularly in the field of dress and textiles and has published several books. She directed the production of a database of dress/textile terms in all languages of the British IslesNetherton, Robin: - Costume historian and freelance editor; no academic affiliation |