The Valkyries' loom the archaeology of cloth production and female power in the North Atlantic

Title
  1. The Valkyries' loom [electronic resource] : the archaeology of cloth production and female power in the North Atlantic / Michèle Hayeur Smith.
Published by
  1. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]
Author
  1. Hayeur Smith, Michèle.

Details

Description
  1. 1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
Summary
  1. "Michèle Hayeur Smith uses Viking textiles as evidence for the little-known work of women in the Norse colonies that expanded from Scandinavia across the North Atlantic in the 9th century AD"--
Uniform title
  1. Valkyries' loom (Online)
Alternative title
  1. Valkyries' loom (Online)
Subject
  1. Textile fabrics, Viking > Scandinavia > History
  2. Women weavers > Scandinavia > History
  3. Textile fabrics > Scandinavia > History
  4. Vikings > Clothing > Scandinavia
  5. Women, Viking > History
  6. Textile fabrics > North Atlantic Region > History
Contents
  1. "Cold are the Counsels of Women": Bloodied Warps and Gilded Wefts--the Engendered Economy of Cloth in the North Atlantic -- Weaving in the Viking Age: Iceland and the North Atlantic Expansion -- Textiles, Weaving, and Currency in Iceland during the Middle Ages -- Textiles in Greenland During the Medieval Period -- Cloth, Currency, Climate Change and Subsistence in Greenland -- Textiles and Trade in the North Atlantic during the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period -- The Danish Trade Monopoly in the North Atlantic and the Transformation of Women's Roles in Textile Production
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of description (note)
  1. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Author
  1. Hayeur Smith, Michèle.
Title
  1. The Valkyries' loom [electronic resource] : the archaeology of cloth production and female power in the North Atlantic / Michèle Hayeur Smith.
Imprint
  1. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
  1. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Connect to:
  1. Available from home with a valid library card
  2. Available onsite at NYPL
Other form:
  1. Print version: Hayeur Smith, Michèle. The Valkyries' loom Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020] 9780813066622 (DLC) 2020017606
LCCN
  1. 2020017607
ISBN
  1. 9780813057637 (pdf)
  2. 9780813066622 (hardback)
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