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The Clothing of the Common Sort focuses on the clothing of children and young adults of the 'common sort' during the period 1570 to 1700 - the sons and daughters of 'ordinary' people going about their daily lives in towns and villages across England.
About the author
†Margaret Spufford O.B.E., M.A., Ph.D., Litt.D., Hon. Litt.D. (Keele), F.R.Hist.S., F.B.A. was a Social Historian of early modern England whose reputation was made by a series of pioneering books & articles. Whilst a teaching fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge she accumulated a large group of students who called themselves 'the Spuffordians'. In 1995 Margaret began the British Academy Hearth Tax project & by the time of her death in 2014 eight large
county volumes had been published. For most of her life she was an Oblate of the Anglican Benedictine Nunnery at West Malling, Kent. Margaret was married to Peter Spufford, Emeritus Professor of European History at the University of Cambridge. Her son is the author, Francis Spufford. Her daughter, Bridget,
predeceased her.
Susan Mee BA Hons. (1st Class), MA (Dist.), Ph.D is a Social Historian who specialises in the History of Textiles & Dress. Her research interests include the textiles & dress of the 16th to 18th centuries, & the Art Deco period (c.1909-1939). Susan has worked with museum collections of historic dress in Suffolk, Shropshire & Herefordshire. She is currently employed as an independent lecturer & researcher. Susan is married & has two children & one grandchild. She
lives in Suffolk.
Summary
The Clothing of the Common Sort focuses on the clothing of children and young adults of the 'common sort' during the period 1570 to 1700 - the sons and daughters of 'ordinary' people going about their daily lives in towns and villages across England.
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a significant new addition to the field of early modern clothing studies and is the first substantial study that addresses itself wholly to the clothing of the 'common sort' during the period 1570 to 1700 ... the book contains a wealth of fascinating information and offers an original and engaging account of early modern clothing. Although based on a quantitative analysis of garments, the authors successfully keep before the reader the personal histories of the
children and young adults who wore them.
