| Medieval Clothing and Textiles, Volume 8 Contributor(s): Netherton, Robin (Editor), Owen-Crocker, Gale R. (Editor), Haas-Gebhard, Brigitte (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1843837366 ISBN-13: 9781843837367 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Design | Fashion & Accessories - Design | History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 391 |
| LCCN: 2006279561 |
| Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.27 lbs) 178 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume continues the series' tradition of bringing together work on clothing and textiles from across Europe. It has a strong focus on gold: subjects include sixth-century German burials containing sumptuous jewellery and bands brocaded with gold; the textual evidence for recycling such gold borders and bands in the later Anglo-Saxon period; and a semantic classification of words relating to gold in multi-lingual medieval Britain. It also rescues significant archaeological textiles from obscurity: there is a discussion of early medieval headdresses from The Netherlands, and an examination of a fifteenth-century Italian cushion, an early example of piecework. Finally, uses of dress and textiles in literature are explored in a survey of the Welsh Mabinogion and Jean Renart's Roman de la Rose. |
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 |