Clothing the past : surviving garments from early medieval to early modern Western Europe /

An astonishing number of medieval garments survive, more-or-less complete. Here the authors present 100 items, ranging from homely to princely. The book's wide-ranging introduction discusses the circumstances in which garments have survived to the present; sets and collections; constructional and de...

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Main Authors:	Coatsworth, Elizabeth (Author), Owen-Crocker, Gale R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Subjects:	Clothing and dress > Europe > History. Clothing and dress. Europe. History.
Summary:	An astonishing number of medieval garments survive, more-or-less complete. Here the authors present 100 items, ranging from homely to princely. The book's wide-ranging introduction discusses the circumstances in which garments have survived to the present; sets and collections; constructional and decorative techniques; iconography; inscriptions on garments; style and fashion. Detailed descriptions and discussions explain technique and ornament, investigate alleged associations with famous people (many of them spurious) and demonstrate, even when there are no known associations, how a garment may reveal its own biography: a story that can include repair, remaking, recycling; burial, resurrection and veneration; accidental loss or deliberate deposition.