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Product Identifiers
PublisherCouncil for British Archaeology
ISBN-101902771540
ISBN-139781902771540
eBay Product ID (ePID)47549642
Product Key Features
Number of Pages289 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England Ad 450-700
SubjectFashion & Accessories, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaDesign, History
AuthorPenelope Walton Rogers
SeriesCba Research Report
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight34 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal391.009420902
SynopsisBased on the study of dress evidence from early medieval cemeteries, this is an archaeology study of Anglo-Saxon textiles and decoration. It focuses on clothing and jewellery and seeks to establish an evidence-based re-evaluation of the cultural and social significance of dress in Anglo-Saxon England., 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 clothes were worn. It is both a practical guide to the manufacture of clothing and a review of the significance of textiles and costume within Anglo-Saxon society. Drawing from a database of 3,800 finds, the book 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 place the study in its broader historical and archaeological context. This book will be suitable for general readers, undergraduate students, and re-enactors, as well as archaeologists excavating sites of the period and those working in the heritage industry on the reconstruction of Anglo-Saxon life.
LC Classification NumberGT575
