Priests, monks, burghers and peasants - how did they dress in the Nordic countries during the Middle Ages? What materials and colors were used? Which changes of fashion occurred?
Knowledge of the medieval manner of dress must be drawn from visual and written records - art, provincial statutes and court findings, supplemented by the all too few examples of surviving textile material.
Else Marie Gutarp presents a compilation of the extensive, albeit widely-scattered material - an invaluable guide for workshops, theater groups, organisers of medieval festivals and interested readers in general.
The book also contains diagrammed cutting patterns for several simple medieval garments. Else Marie Gutarp is a qualified textile designer, who has specialised in the study of the medieval dress and fashions, mainly in connection with her assignment as head of the dressmaking workroom producing costumes for the Annual Gotland
Medieval Week.
The Annual Gotland Medieval Week is one of Northern Europe's largest living history events, which takes place in August every year. Activities are arranged all over the island of Gotland and in the World Heritage Town Visby.