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Silk for the Vikings /Marianne Vedeler.

By:

Vedeler, Marianne [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

DL33 .S555 2014

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Contents:

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 -- The meaning of silk.

Subject: 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 silk finds in the Oseberg burial, the richest Viking burial find ever discovered, the other silk finds from high status graves in Scandinavia are discussed along with an introduction to the techniques used to produce raw silk and fabrics. Later chapters concentrate on trade and exchange, considering.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	DL33.48 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn875771567

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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 -- The meaning of silk.

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 silk finds in the Oseberg burial, the richest Viking burial find ever discovered, the other silk finds from high status graves in Scandinavia are discussed along with an introduction to the techniques used to produce raw silk and fabrics. Later chapters concentrate on trade and exchange, considering.

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