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Textiles and Clothing : Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, c.1150-c.1450 by Boydell Press

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Textiles and Clothing : Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, c.1150-c.1450

Array (Hardcover) Boydell Press 2001-07


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Among the most evocative items to be discovered by archaeologists are the scraps of silk and wool and other fabrics that signal so eloquently their owner's status and concerns....

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Textiles and Clothing : Medieval Finds from Excavations in London ...

Among the most evocative items to be discovered by archaeologists are the scraps of silk and wool and other fabrics that signal so eloquently their owner's status and concerns. Such clothing and textile finds have figured prominently in excavations of medieval sites in London in the past two decades; they have included knitting, tapestries, silk hair-nets and elaborately patterned oriental, Islamic and Italian fabrics, which reveal for the first time the wide range of cloths available to medieval Londoners; there are beautifully made buttons, and buttonholes and edgings which display superb craftsmanship and a high level of needlework skills; the way that clothes were cut and sewn can be studied in detail. This highly readable account will be of wide general interest; dress historians and archaeologists will also find a wealth of new insights into the fashions, clothing and textile industries of medieval England and Europe. First published...

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Response Source (press release) - Dec 31, 1969

It is a sobering thought that most ancient goldwork found in Britain has come to light by pure chance. Excavations for a new housing development in Amesbury, near Stonehenge in 2002 revealed the burial of two men, thought to date to 2300 BC.
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New York Times - Dec 31, 1969

Mr. Ruby presents rough ceramic basins containing broken pieces of clay and toxic-looking glazes and a big, bracingly ugly bronze sculpture resembling part of an underground excavation site. Andrea Rosen, 525 West 24th Street, Chelsea, (212) 627-6000,