This is a moderated discussion group about publications and other resources on medieval and early modern clothing, dress accessories, and textiles (including tools and processes).

Selections specifically concern clothing and textiles as a subset of material culture (not furniture or pottery, for example). Time and place focus is Europe and the Mediterranean, approximately 500 to 1600 CE. Emphasis is on scholarly and academic work, as opposed to "craft" or theatrical resources. Works under discussion include monographs, journal articles, theses, archaeology reports, and other published (and unpublished) resources, in any language, as well as events such as symposia, conferences, and museum exhibits substantially devoted to clothing and textiles of this period. Posts may be in any language, though English is preferred.

Membership requires moderator permission. Spam will not be tolerated. List members are invited to send notifications of any sources that they have encountered. Active scholars are encouraged to send announcements of their own publications and presentations. Please keep posts on-topic; discussion of personal projects (other than publications), reproduction techniques, supplies, social or re-enactment events, etc. should be taken to more appropriate fora.

This is NOT a SCA or reenactment list but that of academia. References to reenactment organizations... and one's membership in them... are strongly discouraged.