| Medieval Clothing and Textiles, Volume 6 Contributor(s): Netherton, Robin (Editor), Owen-Crocker, Gale R. (Editor), Charlotte Stanford, Charlotte (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1843835371 ISBN-13: 9781843835370 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Design | Fashion & Accessories - Design | History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 391.009 |
| LCCN: 2006279561 |
| Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.50 lbs) 174 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This sixth volume of Medieval Clothing and Textiles ranges widely, as ever, across England and Europe. It presents two ground-breaking articles in novel areas of textile and dress scholarship: an introduction to a previously unexamined class of embroidery (decorative manuscript repair), and an English-language overview of scholarly research on historical dress in Latvia. Among the other topics considered in the volume are two very different listings of clothing items from medieval Germany: an invented lexicon by the mystic Hildegard of Bingen, and an accounting of specific real garments worn by ordinary people and donated to finance the building of Strasbourg Cathedral. Papers also consider the mercantile world of clothing in medieval London: one gathers insight on dealers of second-hand clothing from the evidence of historical documents, while the other examines the social rise of the mercers in the light of their representation in literature, and their connections to the literary world. Further articles consider luxurious dress accessories with both worldly and spiritual significance, and analyse a French manual for English housewives, illuminating the often-overlooked topic of home linen production. |
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 |