Silk for the Vikings /

The analysis of silk is a fascinating topic for research in itself but here, focusing on the 9th and 10th centuries, Marianne Vedeler takes a closer look at the trade routes and the organization of production, trade and consumption of silk during the Viking Age. Beginning with a presentation of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vedeler, Marianne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Havertown, PA : Oxbow Books, 2014.
Colección:Ancient textiles series ; 15.
Temas:
500-1500
Vikings > Clothing > Scandinavia.
Clothing and dress > History > Medieval, 500-1500.
Textile fabrics, Viking > Scandinavia > History.
Silk > Scandinavia > History.
Viking antiquities > Scandinavia.
Textiles et tissus vikings > Scandinavie > Histoire.
Soie > Scandinavie > Histoire.
Antiquités vikings > Scandinavie.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Clothing and dress > Medieval.
Silk.
Textile fabrics, Viking.
Viking antiquities.
Scandinavia.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : silk in the Viking age
  • Silk from the ship burial at Oseberg, Norway
  • Silk in Viking graves
  • A short introduction to techniques
  • Exchanging silk
  • The long journey to Scandinavia
  • Persian and early Islamic silk production
  • Silk in Miklagard : production and regulations in and around the great city of Constantinople
  • Attitudes towards silk.

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