Clothing the past : surviving garments from early medieval to early modern western Europe / by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Gale R. Owen-Crocker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coatsworth, Elizabeth.

Contributor:

Owen-Crocker, Gale R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress--Europe--History.

Clothing and dress.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (469 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, tables

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

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. The authors both have many publications in the field of medieval studies, including previous collaborations on medieval textiles such as Medieval Textiles of the British Isles AD 450-1100: an Annotated Bibliography (2007), the Encyclopedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles of the British Isles (2012) and online bibliographies.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright page / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

/ Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Preface / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

List of Illustrations / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

The Authors / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Notes / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

General Introduction / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Headgear: Hat, Cap, Hood, Mitre / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Outer Garments: Copes, Cloaks and Mantles / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

The Priestly Outer Garment: Chasuble / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Body Garments of Wool and Linen: Tunic, Shirt, Alb / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Rich Body Garments: Bocksten, SwedenTunicTunic, Gown, Overgown, Vestment see_[i] Alb, AmiceDalmaticDalmatic and Tunicle / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Upper Body and Front Fastening Garments: Undergarment, Padded Garment, Coat-Like Garment / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Loin and Leg Coverings: Underpants, Hose, Sock, Buskin / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Minor Vestments: Stole, Maniple, Amice, Pallium, Ecclesiastical Girdle, Humeral Veil / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Footwear: Shoe, Boot, Slipper, Patten / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Accessories: Mitten, Glove, Secular Belt, Possible Headdress Decoration or Bocksten, SwedenCloak, Hood, HoseCloak Tailoring and shaping (garment costruction)tiesTies / Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

90-04-35216-3

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004352162 DOI