Medieval Clothing and Textiles 4

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. Robin Netherton is a costume historian specializing in Western European clothing of the Middle Ages and its interpretation by artists and historians.

• From Flax to Linen in the Medieval Rus Lands - Heidi M. Sherman"Melius Abundare Quam Deficere": Scarlet Clothing in Laxdaela Saga and Njals Saga - Anna ZanchiThe Wandering Wimple - Lucia SinisiFrom Head to Hand to Arm: The Lexicological History of "Cuff" - Mark Chambers and Gale R. Owen-CrockerVisual Textiles: A Study of Appearance and Visual Impression in Archaeologi cal Textiles - Lena HammarlundVisual Textiles: A Study of Appearance and Visual Impression in Archaeologi cal Textiles - Heini KirjavainenVisual Textiles: A Study of Appearance and Visual Impression in Archaeologi cal Textiles - Kathrine Vestergard PedersenVisual Textiles: A Study of Appearance and Visual Impression in Archaeologi cal Textiles - Marianne VedelerThe Cap of St. Birgitta - Camilla Luise Dahl and Isis SturtewagenThe View from Herjolfsnes: Greenland's Translation of the European Fitted Fashion - Robin NethertonThe Art of the Exotic: Robinet Testard's Turbans and Turban-like Coiffure - John B Friedman"The Same Counterpoincte Beinge Olde and Worene": The Mystery of Henry VIII 's Green Quilt - Lisa EvansRecent Books of InterestContents of Previous VolumesIndex

The essays are all of uniformly high quality, imaginative, thoughtful, well researched and well written. Whether presenting entirely new material or reevaluating known examples and earlier research, all the authors have new and intriguing arguments to make, supported by solid evidence and methodology.