IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 732: Presenting Dress in the Public Sphere
Tuesday 2 July 2019, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Rosalind Mearns, National Trust of Australia, Sydney |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Eva Andersson, Instistutionen för historiska studier, Göteborgs universitet |
| Paper 732-a | (Re)Viewing the Past: Visual Representation of Medieval Danish Kings in 16th-Century Tapestries (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Decorative Arts, Social History |
| Paper 732-b | Fabricating History: Examining the Construction of Medieval Dress-Ups at Heritage Sites in the South West of England (Language: English) Index terms: Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Social History |
| Paper 732-c | Mediating Medieval Material: Towards a Model of Good Practice in the Reconstruction of Historical Clothing - The Case of the Knitted Caps (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Social History |
| Abstract | The ways in which medieval dress is presented to the public, and how it is interpreted by them, has a long and challenging history. From 16th-century tapestries to modern-day reconstructions, public understanding of the reality of medieval clothing has often been skewed by the assumptions and biases of the producers and the viewers. Using three case studies, this session will explore how these representations have an impact on public perceptions of the medieval period and explore methods that may overcome these challenges today. |