[MR] new book on Anglo-Saxon textiles

[SNSpies at aol.com]

Rogers, Penelope.  "Cloth and Clothing in Anglo-Saxon England, AD  450-700".  
250 p, 100 illus, paperback.  1902771540, $39.95.   Council for British 
Archaeology, December 2005
 
from The David Brown Book Company (_www.davidbrownbookco.com_ 
(http://www.davidbrownbookco.com) ):
 
This archaeological study of textiles and costume considers all aspects of  
early Anglo-Saxon clothing -- how textiles were made in the early Anglo-Saxon  
settlements, how the cloth was fashioned into garments and the nature of the  
clasps and jewellery with which the cloths were worn.  Drawing on the  
author's 38 years of experience, and a database of 3,800 finds, it includes a  review 
of the primary evidence from 162 Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, where small  
fragments of the dead's clothes have been preserved with brooches, pins, and  
necklaces.  Regional styles of dress, the social and cultural meaning  behind 
changing fashions, the role of women in textile production, and  Scandinavian and 
Continental influences help to place the study in its broadest  historical and 
archaeological context.  The volume is amply illustrated  with line drawings of 
craft processes and reconstructions of individual  costumes.
 
Contents
 
Introduction
Manufacturing textiles
Textile products
Clothing accessories
Reconstructing the clothing
Drawing conclusions
Bibliography
Index
 
(This will be a grand companion book to Owen-Crocker's newly-revised and  
edited, "Anglo-Saxon Dress and Clothing".)
 
Please pass this information to any groups who might be interested.
 
Nancy  

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Nancy  Spies
Arelate Studio
_www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html_ 
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Ingvild  Josefsdatter, OL
Bright Hills, Atlantia

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