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Medieval Clothing and Textiles 13
Robin Netherton
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Description for Medieval Clothing and Textiles 13
Hardback. The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Num Pages: 208 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Three of the essays in this collection focus on Italy, with contributions on footwear in Lucca based on documentary evidence of the fourteenth century; aristocratic furnishings as described in a royal letter of the fifteenth century, along with its first translation into English; and Boccaccio's treatment of disguise involving Christian/Islamic identity shifts in his Decameron. The Bayeux Tapestry is discussed as a narrative artwork that adopts various costumes for semiotic purposes. Another chapter considers surviving artefacts: a detailed study of a piece of quilted fabric armour, one of two such items surviving in Lubeck, Germany, reveals how it was made ... Read more
Three of the essays in this collection focus on Italy, with contributions on footwear in Lucca based on documentary evidence of the fourteenth century; aristocratic furnishings as described in a royal letter of the fifteenth century, along with its first translation into English; and Boccaccio's treatment of disguise involving Christian/Islamic identity shifts in his Decameron. The Bayeux Tapestry is discussed as a narrative artwork that adopts various costumes for semiotic purposes. Another chapter considers surviving artefacts: a detailed study of a piece of quilted fabric armour, one of two such items surviving in Lubeck, Germany, reveals how it was made ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783272150
SKU
V9781783272150
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Ref
99-15
About Robin Netherton
Costume historian and freelance editor; no academic affiliation 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Medieval Clothing and Textiles 13
An excellent collection... it provides both new information and new perspectives on studying the medieval clothing culture through a comparative and interdisciplinary approach. JOURNAL OF DRESS HISTORY