Clothing Culture, 1350-1650

Book Overview

Tackling the issue of clothing in relation to such fundamental issues as national identity, social distinction, gender, the body, religion and politics, Clothing Culture, 1350-1650 provides a springboard into one of the most fascinating yet least understood aspects of social and cultural history. Nowhere in medieval and early modern European society was its hierarchical and social divisions more obviously reflected than in the sphere of clothing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754638421
• ISBN13: 9780754638421
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"