Textiles of the Viking North Atlantic
Analysis, Interpretation, Re-creation
$40.65
- Paperback
244 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2026
Summary
An examination of the uses, meanings, and social impact of Viking Age textiles.
This volume offers the first full study of archaeological fabrics and their decoration found in the North Atlantic region and dating broadly from the Viking or Norse period. With contributions from both academic scholars and practitioners, it shows how approaching early medieval textiles from archaeological, historical and literary contexts, and through the processes of learning and employing the tradition…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837653850 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837653852 |
| Author: | Dr Alexandra Lester-Makin, Gale R. Owen-Crocker, Ann Asplund, Carol Christiansen, Ruth Gilbert, Dolores Kearney, Liselotte Öhrling, Elizabeth Ellen Peacock, Frances Pritchard, Michele Hayeur Smith |
| Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Imprint: | Boydell & Brewer |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 244 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 235mm x 157mm |
| Series: | Medieval and Renaissance Clothing and Textiles |
About The Author
Dr Alexandra Lester-Makin
Alexandra Lester-Makin is the Post-Doctoral Researcher for textiles on ‘Unwrapping the Galloway Hoard’, an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project jointly run by the National Museum of Scotland and the University of Glasgow.
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.
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