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Dress Accessories, C. 1150- C. 1450, Paperback - Geoff Egan

About The . Over two thousand such items dating from the period 1150-1450 are described and discussed here, all found in recent archaeological excavations in London - then as now one of western Europe's most cosmopolitan cities, its social and economic activity compounded by the waterside bustle of the Thames. THE AUTHORS are members of staff of the Museum of London.Brooches, rings, buckles, pendants, buttons, purses and other accessories were part of everyday dress in the middle ages

Important results published here for the first time show, for example, the popularity of shoddy, mass-produced items in base metals during the high middle ages and enable researchers to identify the varied products of rival traditions of manufacture mentioned in historical sources. Over two thousand such items dating from the period 1150-1450 are described and discussed here, all found in recent archaeological excavations in London - then as now one of western Europe's most cosmopolitan cities, its social and economic activity compounded by the waterside bustle of the Thames. Brooches, rings, buckles, pendants, buttons, purses and other accessories were part of everyday dress in the middle ages. THE AUTHORS are members of staff of the Museum of London. These finds constitute the most extensive and varied group of such accessories yet recovered in Britain, and their close dating and the scientific analysis carried out on them have been highly revealing. Anyone needing accurate information on period costume will welcome this book, which will appeal to the general reader interested in costume and design, as well as to archaeologists and historians.

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