I’m gathering information for the planning stages of a new project, and I’d love to get input from the people on this list.
If you could consult a reference book that was an encyclopedia of clothing and textiles in the British Isles (including Ireland) in the Middle Ages (defined as Anglo-Saxon period through 1450), what entries would you expect to find in it? This might include anything from large overviews ("headwear") to articles on specific terms or garments ("wimple," "hood"); social and economic issues ("sumptuary law," "guilds"); techniques ("gore," "couching"); important sources and artifacts ("Bayeux tapestry," "Black Prince’s surcote"), or anything else related to dress and textiles or the study thereof. What would you look up? Go wild. Free-associate. Brainstorm. There's nothing too big or too small for this question. Just keep it to concepts relevant to the British Isles, 400-1450. And as long as we’re making a wish list, if there’s a particular living scholar you wish would be the author of an article -- the person you’d consider the world's expert on that topic –- tell me that too. For example: Wool trade - John Munro Ermine – Elspeth Veale etc. List as many as you like. Ultimately I will be compiling a list of many hundreds of items. Thank you all, again, for being my focus group! -- Robin _________________________________________________________________ Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews_______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume