The European Linen Industry in Historical Perspective

This work contains a set of original essays by leading researchers in the history of textiles, and includes papers on Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, the Low Countries, Germany, and north America as well as an overview of European linen production and consumption since the Middle Ages.

A wide-ranging set of original essays by leading researchers in the history of textiles, from the disciplines of history, sociology, economics, and archaeology. The book begins with an overview of the evolution of linen production and consumption in Europ

1. The European Linen Industry in Historical Perspective; 2. An Elusive Cloth - Aspects of the Archaeology of Linen in Northern Europe in the Medieval and Post-Medieval Periods; 3. Linen Damask Production: Technology transfer and Design, 1580-1780; 4. Ove