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The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines.
The essays collected here continue the Journal's wide-ranging and eclectic tradition. Topics include literary evidence for linen armour; serial production in late medieval silks; the inventory of Isabella Bruce's bridal goods; the depiction of women textile workers in the frescoes of the Salone of the Palazzo della Ragione in Padua, Italy; ideal female beauty in the Middle Ages and the means used to attain and assess it; and social status as evidenced by clothing and textiles in the Scottish royal treasurer's accounts of the mid-sixteenth century.
The essays collected here continue the Journal's wide-ranging and eclectic tradition. Topics include literary evidence for linen armour; serial production in late medieval silks; the inventory of Isabella Bruce's bridal goods; the depiction of women textile workers in the frescoes of the Salone of the Palazzo della Ragione in Padua, Italy; ideal female beauty in the Middle Ages and the means used to attain and assess it; and social status as evidenced by clothing and textiles in the Scottish royal treasurer's accounts of the mid-sixteenth century.
Price: $75.00
Pages: 220
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Boydell Press
Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles
Publication Date:
14 May 2024
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781837651856
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, European history: medieval period, middle ages, ART / History / European / Medieval, DESIGN / Textile & Costume
Preface
1. Linen Armour in the Frankish Countries. Part 1. The Twelfth Century - Sean Manning
2. Serial Production and Individualisation in Late Medieval Silk Weaving - Michael Peter
3. The Trousseau of Isabella Bruce, Queen of Norway -Valeria Di Clemente
4. Make and Create: The Craftswomen in the Salone Frescoes of the Palazzo della Ragione, Padua - Darrelyn Gunzburg
5. Combs, Mirrors and other Female Beauty Bling in the Middle Ages - John Block Friedman
6. The Dividing Lines of Social Status in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Fashion - Melanie Schuessler Bond
1. Linen Armour in the Frankish Countries. Part 1. The Twelfth Century - Sean Manning
2. Serial Production and Individualisation in Late Medieval Silk Weaving - Michael Peter
3. The Trousseau of Isabella Bruce, Queen of Norway -Valeria Di Clemente
4. Make and Create: The Craftswomen in the Salone Frescoes of the Palazzo della Ragione, Padua - Darrelyn Gunzburg
5. Combs, Mirrors and other Female Beauty Bling in the Middle Ages - John Block Friedman
6. The Dividing Lines of Social Status in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Fashion - Melanie Schuessler Bond