[Northkeep] Fwd: Viking Age Headcoverings from Dublin (more info)

[Marc Carlson]

--- In Authentic_SCA at yahoogroups.com, "Medb" <jkwyatt at a...> wrote:
Greetings,
I pulled this from the Norsefolk2 list- it gives a lot more 
information on the book, including a description of the contents.  I 
also thought some of you might like to know that the book will be on 
the publications list at the RIA website as of tomorrow.  :)

Medb
(who can hardly wait until her copy arrives!)


Hi everyone!

I was notified by another list about a new book on Hiberno-Norse 
headcoverings.
Order information and "review" follows:

Elizabeth Wincott Heckett, (2003), "Viking Age Headcoverings from 
Dublin". In
the series "Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81. Ser.B,vol.6 (2003)". 
ISBN:
0-9543855-5-1.

Hardcover, costs 30 euro.

It can be ordered from:
Royal Irish Academy
19 Dawson St
Dublin 2
Ireland
Attn: Hugh Shiels

And on to contents:

The book covers 68 textiles: scarfs, headbands and caps (10th-12th 
cent.Dublin),
which are discussed after a general information on the excavation 
sites.
The sections for scarfs and headbands and caps are similar, in that 
they start
with pictorial and archaeological comparisons for the objects, and 
then the
catalogue part goes into detail on size, weave, stitches etc. There 
are drawings
for almost all finds. For caps there are also some thoughts - and 
illustrations
- on how they might have been worn.
The cloth technology is then discussed: cloth-type, yarn, weave and 
dimensions.
The author also discusses cloth production and loom-type.
There are also a few pages on sewing techniques, and a discussion on 
the origins
of the cloth, commerce, and a short discussion on viking age dress in 
Dublin.
The appendix covers analyses of dyes and of hair found in the 
textiles.
There are also 16 colour plates (12 of textiles).


All in all, it's a very detailed book, and I would recommend it for 
those
interested in Viking dress in the British Isles (the only other finds 
of caps
were AFAIK found in Lincoln and York). If the price is a bit too 
much, you might
wait until it comes in a softcover version (as the previous books in 
the series
were published in both hard- and softcover, I believe that this one 
will do so
as well.).

Lena
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