Medieval Clothing and Textiles 10

Robin Netherton is a costume historian specializing in Western European clothing of the Middle Ages and its interpretation by artists and historians. Gale R. Owen-Crocker is Professor Emerita of the University of Manchester where she was previously Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture and Director of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies.

• Behind the Curtains, Under the Covers, Inside the Tent: Textile Items and Narrative Strategies in Anglo-Saxon Old Testament Art - Christopher J MonkSome Medieval Colour Terms for Textiles - Lisa MonnasWefts and Worms: The Spread of Sericulture and Silk Weaving in the West before 1300 - Rebecca Woodward WendelkenThe Liturgical Vestments of Castel Sant'Elia: Their Historical Significance and Current Condition - Maureen C. MillerClothing Distrained for Debt in the Court of Merchants of Lucca in the Late Fourteenth Century - Christine MeekSacred or Profane? The Horned Headdresses of St. Frideswide's Priory - Valija Evalds"Translating" a Queen: Material Culture and the Creation of Margaret Tudor as Queen of Scots - "A formidable undertaking": Mrs. A. G. I. Christie and English Medieval Embroidery - Elizabeth CoatsworthRecent Books of Interest

The contributors to this volume focus on special and also general aspects and demonstrate through their excellent research and clear presentation of the material how much...topics pertaining to textiles allow us to understand many different aspects of culture and society at large.