On Tuesday 26 June 2007, Robin Netherton wrote: > Someone asked me about the editing on "Scandinavian archaeological > textiles" I'm in the middle of, and it occurred to me you all might like a > sneak peek of the tentative contents of Vol. 4 (2008) of Medieval Clothing > and Textiles. > > Flax/linen production in medieval Russia > References to scarlet clothing in Norse sagas > The connection between Italian and Anglo-Saxon terms for "wimple" > Linguistic background of "coif/cuff" > Analysis of an extant 14th c. coif > A visual classification method for archaeological textiles > The "Greenland gown" and mainland European fashion > Women's turbans in 15th c. French illuminations > Henry VIII's quilts > > So, the usual range of disciplines (art, literature, archaeology, > language, history, fashion study), periods (Anglo-Saxon to Tudor), and > places (Russia, Scandinavia, France, England, Italy). We've also noticed > that each volume seems to develop "clusters" in certain topics; this seems > to be the one for Scandinavia, archaeology, and headgear.
Okay, IV I will definitely need to buy.... Thanks for the heads-up. -- Cathy "still waffling about III..." Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You've got to have the proper amount of disrespect for what you do." -- George Mabry _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
