Encountering medieval textiles and dress : objects, texts, images /

Encountering medieval textiles and dress : objects, texts, images / edited by Désirée G. Koslin and Janet E. Snyder - [New York] : Palgrave Macmillan, [2002] - xiv, 270 p. : ill. ; 23 cm - The new Middle Ages .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part 1: The early middle ages -- Part 2: The central middle ages -- Part 3: The late middle ages

In this study of costume history, contributors explore fashion, textiles, and the representation of clothing in the Middle Ages. Essays combine the perspectives of archeology, art history, economics, religion, costume history and material culture.

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Clothing and dress--History--Medieval, 500-1500
Textile fabrics, Medieval
Clothing and dress in art
Clothing and dress--Symbolic aspects
Costume--History--Medieval, 500-1500
Costume--Symbolic aspects
Cultural studies: fashion & society
European history
Cultural studies
Textile artworks
History
c 1000 CE to c 1500
c 500 CE to c 1000 CE
Europe
Conservation of the environment
Social groups: religious groups & communities
Ancient history
General & world history