New Distributed Titles Fall 2009 - Oxbow Books

Hooked-Clasps and Eyes
A Classification and Catalogue
of Sharp- or Blunt-Hooked Clasps and
Miscellaneous Hooks, Eyes, Loops, Rings and Toggles
by Brian Read
A never-before-attempted classification – a must for archaeologists,
museum curators, dress historians and anyone involved
with historical reenactment. Periods covered: Roman, early medieval,
late medieval and early post-medieval. Foreword by Geoff
Egan of the Museum of London.
251p, 874 col and b/w illus, paperback, 9780953245055, $39.95,
Portcullis Publishing, December 2008.
medieval studies
Medieval Garments Reconstructed
Norse Clothing Patterns
by Else Ostergård, Anna Norgård and Lilli Fransen
This volume begins with a short introduction by Else Ostergård to the amazing finds of garments from the Norse settlement of Herjolfnes in Greenland.
It then features chapters on technique – production of the thread, dyeing, weaving techniques, cutting and sewing – by Anna Norgård. Also included
are measurements and drawings of garments, hoods, and stockings, with sewing instructions, by Lilli Fransen. A practical guide to making your own
medieval Norse garment!
200p, illus, hardback, 9788779342989, $30.00, Aarhus University Press, December 2009.
Metal Buttons
c. 900 BC – c. AD 1700
by Brian Read
Portcullis Publishing – Newly distributed by DBBC!
First North American
distribution
This book differs from most other publications on buttons, in
that examples of metal button-like objects and buttons dating
between c. 900 BC – c. AD 1700 are subjected to a detailed
manufactory analysis, each being described both textually and
illustratively. Although not foolproof, this information is essential
for the dress historian, button collector, archaeologist, museum
curator, dealer, or anyone with an interest, seeking to gauge the
age of any particular button.
121p, col & b/w illus, paperback, 9780953245048, $30.00, Portcullis Publishing, December 2005.
Oreficerie toscane medioevali e rinascimentali nella collezione Raspini
by Chiara Sabbadini Sodi
Presentation of two dozen sacred goldsmith’s works, including chalices, reliquaries and censers from
the medieval and Renaissance collection of Giovanni Raspini. Each object is individually presented, with
information on its origins, chronology, size and provenance, along with a bibliography and indications
on history, use and conservation. Italian text.
72p, col illus, hardback, 9788859605539, $46.00(s), Edizioni Polistampa, November 2009.
Things from the Town
Artefacts and Inhabitants
in Viking-age Kaupang
edited by Dagfinn Skre
In this third volume deriving from the 2000-2003 excavations
of the Viking town of Kaupang, a range of artifacts is presented
along with a discussion of the town’s inhabitants: their origins,
activities and trading connections. The main categories of
artifact are metal jewelry and ornaments, gemstones, vessel
glass, pottery, finds of soapstone, whetstones, and textileproduction
equipment. The artifacts are described and dated,
and their areas of origin discussed. The volume is lavishly
illustrated.
420p, illus, hardback, 9788779343092, $75.00, Aarhus
University Press, November 2009, Kaupang Excavation Project 3.
The Medieval Broadcloth
Changing Trends in Fashions,
Manufacturing and Consumption
edited by Kathrine Vestergård Pedersen
and Marie-Louise B Nosch
The eight papers presented here provide a useful introduction
to medieval broadcloth, and an up-to-date synthesis of current
research. The word broadcloth is nowadays used as an overall
term for the woven textiles mass-produced and exported all
over Europe. It was first produced in Flanders as a luxurious
cloth from the 11th century and throughout the medieval period.
Broadcloth is the English term; it is Laken in Flemish, Tuch
in German, Drap in French, Klæde in the Scandinavian languages,
and Verka in Finnish. As the concept of broadcloth has
derived from written sources, it cannot directly be identified in
the archaeological textiles and therefore the topic of medieval
broadcloth is very suitable as an interdisciplinary theme.
160p, b/w illus, 24p of col pls, paperback, 9781842173817,
$50.00, Oxbow Books, December 2009, Ancient Textiles Series 6.
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