The Material Culture of Daily Living in the Anglo-Saxon World

In this study of Anglo-Saxon daily life, the editors and contributors detail the exploitation of animals for clothing, meat, and parchment; describe the textiles used for dress and furnishing as well as the ships used for travel, trade, and transport; explain the manufacturing processes behind the production of fine metalwork; and discuss the realities of living with ill health and disability. This book demonstrates that an understanding of the material culture of the Anglo-Saxon world can inform reading and scholarship in all areas of Anglo-Saxon studies. ; ;

Maren Clegg Hyer is Associate Professor of English at Valdosta State University (Georgia), and specialises in researching material culture, including textiles and textile imagery, in Anglo-Saxon England. Gale R. Owen-Crocker is Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture at the University of Manchester. She is editor of 'Working with Anglo- Saxon Manuscripts' (University of Exeter Press, 2009).