A Stitch in Time. Essays in Honour of Lise Bender Jørgensen

Professor Lise Bender Jørgensen is a prominent textile researcher in Scandinavia. Her wide-ranging interests in technical advances leading to new methods of investigation and theoretical approaches to textiles, as well as to many periods and geographical regions, are all reflected in the variety of contributions to this collection of essays written in her honour. This book contains 18 articles and starts with two short reflections on Lise and her life. The articles in the book are divided into different themes. The first theme, Science, Theory, Methodology and Prehistoric Textiles, includes all the articles which deal with methodological, theoretical and conservation related questions on textile archaeology. The second section, Social Aspects of Prehistoric Textiles, deals with a range of questions one might ask of material related to textile production, such as how it was made and used. The articles are arranged in chronological order within this theme, from the Bronze Age to the Early Modern period, with a main focus on the Roman Period. ISBN 9789185245569 350 sider.