Medieval Clothing and Textiles 16

Monica L. Wright is the Granger and Debaillon Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA. Her research focuses on the use of clothing in medieval French literature. 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. 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. MELANIE SCHUESSLER BOND is Professor Emerita, Eastern Michigan University. Monica L. Wright is the Granger and Debaillon Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA. Her research focuses on the use of clothing in medieval French literature.

• Preface - Monica L. WrightAnglo-Saxon Banners and Beowulf - M. Wendy HennequinThe Use of Curved Templates in the Drawing of the Bayeux Tapestry - Maggie Kneen and Gale R. Owen-CrockerConstruction and Reconstruction of the Past: The Medieval Nordic Textile Heritage of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) - Git SkoglundHistoricizing the Allegorical Eye: Reading Lady Mede - John B. SlefingerSex, Lies, and Verdugados: Juana of Portugal and the Invention of Hoopskirts - Mark D. JohnstonFashion and Material Culture in the Tabletop of the Seven Deadly Sins Attributed to Hieronymus Bosch - John Block FriedmanFashion and Material Culture in the Tabletop of the Seven Deadly Sins Attributed to Hieronymus Bosch - Melanie Schuessler BondThe Broderers' Crown: The Examination and Reconstruction of a Sixteenth-Century City of London Livery Company Election Garland - Cynthia JacksonRecent Books of InterestAuthor Index of Previous Volumes

Together these papers provide varied and thoughtful insights into many aspects of medieval clothing and textiles and, as such, this volume is a must for those interested in all these facets.