Publication

1989 - Published by the Council for British Archaeology, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

42,750 words, Guess

Page Count

171 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780906780794
  • ISBN-100906780799
  • Goodreads2921363
  • LibraryThing2264223
  • Open LibraryOL20968108M

Description

Book 17/5 of "The Archaeology of York: The Small Finds". These are published for the York Archaeological Trust by the Council for British Archaeology. This came out in 1989. The book Contents: Comparative Materials, Preservation of the Finds, Types of Fiber (including wool staples), fibre preparation, Anglo-Scandinavian wool textiles, the York sock in nalbinding (with excellent photos in the appendix), A-S Textiles of vegetable fibre, A-S silks (with a comment on the reliquary pouch), a tablet-woven braid, Medieval textiles, Yarn and Cordage (A-S and Medieval), Colour (with an article on detection and identification of dyes), Needlework on A-S textiles, the Textiles in Context, and the Conservation of Finds. There is a microfiche tucked in a pocket in the back cover. It covers how the weaving was done, looms and techniques, and industrial development. It analyses the nalbinding done on the sock.

Subjects

Topics

woolVikingRomansStreetsWeavingnalbindingAnglo-Saxon

Places

YorkJorvikEnglandCoppergate 16-22Coppergate Site (York, England)

Times

MedievalViking Agethe Middle Ages

Series Statement

  • Archaeology of York -- v. 17
  • Archaeology of York -- fasc. 5

Other Editions

  • Textiles, cordage and raw fibre from 16-22 CoppergatePublished by the Council for British Archaeology1989

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