Silk for the Vikings /Marianne Vedeler.

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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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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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