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Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs and Burials: A Comparative Study of Costume and Iron Age Textiles

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Translated by Jean Olsen. This 'comparative study of costume and Iron Age textiles' discusses the often remarkably well preserved textiles and other garments from prehistoric deposits and burials in Denmark's numerous mose. Hald examines in turn textiles and skins from peat bogs; textiles from settlements and graves; raw materials and spinning; woven fabrics and their construction; dating prehistoric Danish weaves; looms and fabrics; needle and sewing; prehistoric costume.

Author(s): Margrethe Hald
Series: Publications of the National Museum, Archaeological-Historical Series, 21
Publisher: The National Museum of Denmark
Year: 1980

Language: English
Pages: 398
City: Copenhagen

Foreword to the first edition 6
Foreword to the second edition 7
Abbreviations 8
Introduction 9
1. Textiles and skins from peat bogs 15
2. Textiles from settlements and graves 83
3. Raw materials and spinning 124
4. Woven fabrics and their construction 148
5. Dating prehistoric Danish weavers 186
6. Looms and fabrics 203
7. Tablet weaving 225
8. Braiding and sprang 240
9. Needle and sewing 278
10. Prehistoric costume in Denmark 313
Material, shape and parallelism 387
Literature 394