Medieval Clothing and Textiles 14

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. Monica L. Wright is the Granger and Debaillon Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA. Her research focuses on the use of clothing in medieval French literature.

Those working in the sphere of medieval clothing and textiles are very fortunate. Medieval Clothing and Textiles is a series which maintains high standards, showcases new research and is beautifully produced.

• Multicultural Clothing in Sixth-Century Ravenna - Olga MagoulaByzantine and Oriental Silks in Denmark, 800-1200 - Anne Hedeager KragThe Bliaut: An Examination of the Evidence in French Literary Sources - Monica L. WrightEyebrows, Hairlines, and "Hairs Less in Sight": Female Depilation in Late Medieval Europe - John Block FriedmanLexical Exchange with Italian in the Textile and Wool Trades in the Thirteenth to Fifteenth Centuries - Megan TiddemanHidden in Plain Black: The Secrets of the French Hood - Karen Margrethe HøskuldssonRecent Books of Interest