Hi Kathy,
I ran into this about a year or so ago from the same source and
couldn't find out any more info on it. I have a copy of
Hoshino, Hidetoshi. L'arte della lana in Firenze nel basso Medioevo:
il commercio della lana e il mercato dei panni fiorentini nei secoli
XIII-XV. Biblioteca storica toscana, 21. Firenze: L.S. Olschki, 1980.
ISBN: 8822229568 OCLC: 7530060
that Frick references regarding this but, while useful, it's focus is
on trade and economics and I could find no hint of the weave
structure. I also attempted to contact Dr. Frick (she teaches at a
University in Oklahoma.. the next state over) as to why she used the
term "jersey" to describe it but never received a reply.
The only other book that I have that mentions (in a textile context)
Perpignan is
Cardon, Dominique. La draperie au Moyen Age: essor d'une grande
industrie europe enne. Paris: CNRS Ed, 1999. ISBN: 227105592X OCLC: 50663845
As I am seriously weak in French, this is proving very slow going for me.
Beth
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 14:07:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kathy Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have just been flipping through Dressing Renaissance Florence, and
they mention "hosiery itself was made of perpignan cloth
(perpignano), a washable and stretchy woolen jersey fabric,
originally developed by weavers in Perpignan, France."
Has anyone ever heard of this stuff before, and if so, what is its'
weave structure? What would it be close to in modern terms? This
answers a lot of questions why Italian men's hose are so smooth and
tight looking. If I can find a reasonable equivalent, it will make
my job MUCH easier on this commission that I have been stalled on for so long.
Kathy
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