Encountering Medieval Textiles and Dress: Objects, Texts, Images (The New Middle Ages)
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230602355 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Werewolf, earrings and a dog in a doublet Julie Ratcliffe How can you go wrong? This collection of essays covers a wide range of topics. We are treated to a look at Marie de France's Bisclavret (werewolf) and his magical clothing. There is a discussion of the literal and symbolic uses of clothing in "The Shoemaker's Holiday", an early modern play with strong ties to late medieval traditions. The tomb effigy of late medieval noble gets a thorough going over. There are also some less accessible chapters on ".Evidence for Textile Manufacture in Eastern England in the Pre-Conquest Period" and " 'Christ as a Windblown Sleeve' " mostly of interest to the expert. But really, aren't you at all curious about. cohesive & encompassing view of medieval textiles Nancy M. Mckenna As is the case with many books compiled from excellent work created by diverse authors, this book could warrant a review of each chapter. The book covers the fifth through the sixteenth centuries, from Ireland to Italy and the Mediterranean, and is compiled into three sections based on date(s) covered by the articles.This tome discusses the distinctions of levels of society as delineated by clothing, the development of the textile industry, and the use of textile analogies in period literature. It examines textile depictions found on monuments, in sculpture, in paintings, and on manuscripts. But in its fourteen chapters this volume manages to
DESIREE KOSLIN teaches at SUNY's Fashion Institute of Technology in the graduate Museum Studies Costume and Textile Department.JANET SNYDER teaches the History of Art and Architecture in the Division of Art of the College of Creative Arts at West Virginia University.
The collection focuses on multiple aspects of textiles and dress - their making, meaning, and representation - and explores the impact of international trade and other forms of cultural exchange.. In this wide-ranging study of costume history contributors explore fashion, textiles, and the representation of clothing in the middle ages. Essays combine the perspectives of archaeology, art history, economics, religion, costume history, material culture, and literary criticism and explore materials from England, France, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Germany, Italy, and Ireland
Alexander, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University"The volume is a valuable addition to the both the library of a general reader and a costume historian. The papers are rich in content and cover a wide variety of periods and subject matter."- Jonathan J. For the costume historian there is a wealth of detailed information to add breadth and depth to one's knowledge, with an additional resource of information in the form of copious endnotes and bibliographic references."- Sandra L. Rosenbau, Dress. G. "An outstanding series of essays by historians, art historians, and literary specialists on a wide variety of topics in medieval textiles, from