Medieval Clothing and Textiles 6

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.

• PrefaceArchaeological Dress and Textiles in Latvia from the Seventh to Thirteenth Centuries: Research, Results, and Reconstructions - Hilary DavidsonArchaeological Dress and Textiles in Latvia from the Seventh to Thirteenth Centuries: Research, Results, and Reconstructions - Ieva PigozneWeaving Words in Silk: Women and Inscribed Bands in the Carolingian World - Valerie GarverStitches, Sutures, and Seams: "Embroidered" Parchment Repairs in Medieval Manuscripts - Christine SciaccaDressing Up the Nuns: The Lingua Ignota and Hildegard of Bingen's Clothing - Sarah L. HigleyFlax and Linen in Walter of Bibbesworth's Thirteenth-Century French Treatise for English Housewives - William SayersThe London Mercers' Company, London Textual Culture, and John Gower's Mirour de l'Omme - Roger A. LaddFripperers and the Used Clothing Trade in Late Medieval London - Kate Kelsey StaplesDonations from the Body for the Soul: Apparel, Devotion, and Status in Late Medieval Strasbourg - Charlotte A. StanfordRecent Books of Interest

A number of most interesting articles that shed important light on the cultural significance of clothing and textiles for the medieval world.