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burials-msg       (28K) 10/23/01    Period funeral practices.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/LIFE-STEPS/burials-msg.html
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[Submitted by: LYN M PARKINSON <allilyn at juno.com>]
From: Grace Morris <gmorris at CS14.PDS.CHARLOTTE.NC.US>
To: SCA-GARB at LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: The color "black" in Period re: Funerals
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 07:01:51 -0500

Some sources for mourning costume, gathered for a class entitled "The
Well-Dressed Funeral":

Bassett, Steven,Ed.(1992). Death in Towns:  Urban Responses to the Dying and
the Dead, 100-1600.  Leicester, London and NY:  Leicester University Press

Cumnington, Phillis, and Lucas, Catherine.  (1972)  Costume for Births,
Marriages, and Deaths.  NY:  Barnes and Noble Books

Daniell, christopher.  Death and Burial in Medieval England:  1066-1550.
London and NY:  Routledge

Puckle, Bertram S.  (1926)  Funeral Custons:  Their Origin and
Development.  London:  T. Werner Laurie, Ltd 1926  (this one may be more
fun than factual..)

Strocchia, Sharon T.  (1992) Dath and ritual in Renaissance florence.
Baltimore and London:  Johns Hopkins University Press

Taylor, Lou.  (1983)  Mourning Dress.  London:  George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

Jessamyn di Piemonte
Atlantia
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I seem to remember this is some more information on the
wearing of black in this file in the RELIGION section:
Puritans-msg      (17K)  2/22/02    The Puritan movement of the 16th and 17th C.

For more on Norman England, check the files in THE 12TH CENTURY section:
12C-Britain-bib   (28K)  2/ 4/01    "The British Isles" by HL Elaine de Montgris
12C-Normans-bib    (8K)  1/ 7/01    "The Normans" bibliography by HL Elaine de
                                       Montgris (known as 'Lainie).

Stefan



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