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The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines.
The essays collected here continue to showcase the Journal's wide-ranging and eclectic tradition. The topics addressed are a technical analysis of a fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry that was cut from the hanging and later restored; the inner workings of a fifteenth-century Lucchese cloth business; the luxurious textiles used and re-used for the Field of Cloth of Gold; the wardrobe of Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII's last queen, and how she manipulated clothing and textiles for political ends; Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley's use of sartorial strategies during his short reign as king of Scotland; and a detailed investigation of the textile known as the "Bacton Altar Cloth" that reconsiders its history and uses.
The essays collected here continue to showcase the Journal's wide-ranging and eclectic tradition. The topics addressed are a technical analysis of a fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry that was cut from the hanging and later restored; the inner workings of a fifteenth-century Lucchese cloth business; the luxurious textiles used and re-used for the Field of Cloth of Gold; the wardrobe of Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII's last queen, and how she manipulated clothing and textiles for political ends; Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley's use of sartorial strategies during his short reign as king of Scotland; and a detailed investigation of the textile known as the "Bacton Altar Cloth" that reconsiders its history and uses.
Price: $75.00
Pages: 264
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Boydell Press
Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles
Publication Date:
05 May 2026
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781837654215
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, European history: medieval period, middle ages, ART / History / European / Medieval, DESIGN / Textile & Costume
1. The Story of a Fragment from the Bayeux Tapestry: History, Technical Analysis, and Restoration
Alexandra Lester-Makin and Clémentine Paquier-Berthelot
2. Francesco Berindelli and Sons, Cloth Dealers in Late-Medieval Lucca
Christine Meek
3. Profligacy and Practicality at the Field of Cloth of Gold (1520): A Closer Look at the English Contingent
Lisa Monnas
4. "Fit for a Queen:" Kateryn Parr and the Politics of Textiles at the Tudor Court, 1543-1548
Susan E. James
5. Darnley's Display: In Sartorial Pursuit of the Crown Matrimonial
Melanie Schuessler Bond
6. Unpicking the Bacton Embroidered Cloth: Stories of Re-use Preserved in a Precious Elizabethan Textile
Challe Hudson
Recent Books of Interest
Alexandra Lester-Makin and Clémentine Paquier-Berthelot
2. Francesco Berindelli and Sons, Cloth Dealers in Late-Medieval Lucca
Christine Meek
3. Profligacy and Practicality at the Field of Cloth of Gold (1520): A Closer Look at the English Contingent
Lisa Monnas
4. "Fit for a Queen:" Kateryn Parr and the Politics of Textiles at the Tudor Court, 1543-1548
Susan E. James
5. Darnley's Display: In Sartorial Pursuit of the Crown Matrimonial
Melanie Schuessler Bond
6. Unpicking the Bacton Embroidered Cloth: Stories of Re-use Preserved in a Precious Elizabethan Textile
Challe Hudson
Recent Books of Interest