In this wide-ranging study of costume history contributors explore fashion, textiles, and the representation of clothing in the middle ages. Essays combine the
The study of medieval clothing and textiles reveals much about the history of our material culture, as well as social, economic and cultural history as a whole.
The varied cultural functions of dress, textiles, and clothwork are used in this collection of essays to examine long-standing assumptions about the Middle Ages
During the medieval period, people invested heavily in looking good. The finest fashions demanded careful chemistry and compounds imported from great distances