Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Tables vii
5. Contributors viii
6. Preface x
7. Multicultural Clothing in Sixth-Century Ravenna 1
8. Byzantine and Oriental Silks in Denmark, 800–1200 37
9. The Bliaut: An Examination of the Evidence in French Literary Sources 61
10. Eyebrows, Hairlines, and “Hairs Less in Sight”: Female Depilation in Late Medieval Europe 81
11. Lexical Exchange with Italian in the Textile and Wool Trades in the Thirteenth to Fifteenth Centuries 113
12. Hidden in Plain Black: The Secrets of the French Hood 141
13. Recent Books of Interest 179
14. Contents of Previous Volumes 183