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Zusatztext 'Ultimately! this book is an important read for both students and scholars who are interested in the culture of clothing in early Tudor England.' Journal of British Studies 'There can be no doubt as to the significance of this work. It is a valuable contribution to the field of material culture covering a surprisingly neglected! but demonstrably distinctive! period.' Renaissance Quarterly 'Maria Hayward has made a significant contribution to our understanding of early modern England's commodity culture. Her meticulously researched book contains a wealth of information that scholars will find fascinating! useful and enlightening.' Sixteenth Century Journal Informationen zum Autor Dr Maria Hayward is a reader in History at the University of Southampton and she is a specialist in material culture at the court of Henry VIII. Her books include The 1542 Inventory of Whitehall (2004) and Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII (2007). Klappentext Describes dress in England through a variety of documents! including warrants and accounts form Henry's Great Wardrobe and the royal household! contemporary narrative sources! legislation enacted by Parliament! guild regulations! inventories and wills! supported with evidence and observations derived from visual sources and surviving garments. Zusammenfassung Describes dress in England through a variety of documents, including warrants and accounts form Henry's Great Wardrobe and the royal household, contemporary narrative sources, legislation enacted by Parliament, guild regulations, inventories and wills, supported with evidence and observations derived from visual sources and surviving garments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface; Introduction: signs of self definition: textiles in Henry VIII's England; Part I Sumptuary Legislation and the Tudor Social Structure: Costly array: the Henrician sumptuary laws; The body politic: the Tudor social structure. Part II Cloth and Clothing: Production: the English textile and clothing trades; Consumption: material choices; Rich apparel: clothing and accessories; Livery: symbol of royal! noble and military service. Part III Living Within the Law: the Landed Hierarchy: Defining the House of Tudor: the king and his family; The nobility: dukes! earls! marquesses and lords; The gentry; knights! esquires and gentlemen; The middling and lower sort: yeomen! husbandmen and labourers. Part IV Living Beyond the Law: the Exceptions: Women: wives and spinsters! vowesses and widows; The ecclesiastical elite: cardinals! archbishops and bishops; The parish clergy: priests! parsons! curates and chantry priests; Living by the rule: the regular clergy; Entertainers: players of interludes and minstrels; The secular professions; academics! lawyers and doctors; The urban elite: civic livery and the mercantile community; Conclusion: the Acts of Apparel: clothing choices and social definition; Documents; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. ...
