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North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles X.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Strand, Eva B. Andersson.
- North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles, Corporate Author.
- Conference Name:
- North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles (10th : 2008 : Copenhagen, Denmark)
- North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles.
- Series:
- Ancient Textiles Series
- Ancient Textiles Series ; v.5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antiquities--Analysis--Congresses.
- Textile chemistry--Congresses.
- Textile fabrics--Europe, Northern--Congresses.
- Textile chemistry--Analysis--Europe, Northern--Congresses.
- Textile chemistry.
- Antiquities--Congresses.
- Antiquities.
- Textile fabrics--Congresses.
- Textile fabrics.
- Local Subjects:
- Antiquities--Analysis--Congresses.
- Textile chemistry--Congresses.
- Textile fabrics--Europe, Northern--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1020 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Havertown : Oxbow Books, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The NESAT symposium has grown from the first meeting in 1981 which was attended by 23 scholars, to over 100 at the tenth meeting that took place in Copenhagen in 2008, with virtually all areas of Europe represented. The 50 papers from the conference presented here show the vibrance of the study of archaeological textiles today. Examples studied come from the Bronze Age, Neolithic, the Iron Age, Roman, Viking, the Middle Ages and post-Medieval, and from a wide range of countries including Norway, Czech Republic, Poland, Greece, Germany, Lithuania, Estonia and the Netherlands. Modern techniques
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; The participants of NESAT X; Editors' Preface; List of contributors; A Brief History of the North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles (NESAT); Chapter 1: Experimental Textile Archaeology; Chapter 2: The Perfect Picture - A Comparison between Two Preserved Tunics and 13th-century Art; Chapter 3: Loom-Weights, Spindles and Textiles - Textile Production in Central Europe from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age; Chapter 4: Differences in the Elaboration of Dress in Northern Europe during the Middle Bronze Age
- Chapter 5: Avoiding Nasty Surprises: Decision-Making based on Analytical DataChapter 6: Archaeological Textiles from Prague Castle, Czech Republic; Chapter 7: Virtual Reconstruction of Archaeological Textiles; Chapter 8: The Use of Terminology in Medieval Scandinavian Costume History: An Approach to Source-based Terminology Methodology; Chapter 9: Haberdashery Elements made of Metal Thread: Conservation Problems; Chapter 10: Current Examinations of Organic Remains using Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy [VP-SEM]
- Chapter 11: Textiles, Wool, Sheep, Soil and Strontium - Studying their Paths: a Pilot ProjectChapter 12: Not so much Cinderella as the Sleeping Beauty: Neglected Evidence of Forgotten Skill; Chapter 13: Die Rekonstruktion des Vaaler Bändchens - ein archäologisches Kammgewebe aus Dithmarschen: Gemeinschaftsarbeit der Wollgruppe des Museumsdorfes Düppel, Deutschland; Chapter 14: The Magdalensberg Textile Tools: a Preliminary Assessment; Chapter 15: Silk Ribbons from Post-Medieval Graves in Poland; Chapter 16: Silks from Kwidzyn Cathedral, Poland
- Chapter 17: Norwegian Peat Bog Textiles: Tegle and Helgeland RevisitedChapter 18: Smooth and Cool, or Warm and Soft: Investigating the Properties of Cloth in Prehistory; Chapter 19: Oriental Influences in the Danish Viking Age: Kaftan and Belt with Pouch; Chapter 20: A Study of Two Medieval Silk Girdles: Eric of Pomerania's Belt and the Dune Belt; Chapter 21: Nettle and Bast Fibre Textiles from Stone Tool Wear Traces? The Implications of Wear Traces on Archaeological Late Mesolithic and Neolithic Micro-Denticulate Tools
- Chapter 22: Construction and Sewing Technique in Secular Medieval GarmentsChapter 23: Tiny Weaving Tablets, Rectangular Weaving Tablets; Chapter 24: Warriors' Clothing in the Rigsþula; Chapter 25: Potentials and Limitations of the Application of FTIR Microscopy to the Characterisation of Textiles excavated in Greece; Chapter 26: Evidence of War and Worship: Textiles in Roman Iron Age Weapon Deposits; Chapter 27: Bewahren und Erfassen - Anmerkungen zum Umgang mit mineralisierten Strukturen auf Metallen in der Denkmalpflege; Chapter 28: Medieval Textiles from Trondheim: An Analysis of Function
- Chapter 29: Curry-Comb or Toothed Weft-Beater? The Serrated Iron Tools from the Roman Province of Pannonia
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781782973546
- 1782973540
- 9781782973522
- 1782973524
- OCLC:
- 881570385
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