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Purses in Pieces: Archaeological Finds of Late Medieval and 16th-Century Leather Purses, Pouches, Bags and Cases in the Netherlands

by Olaf Goubitz

The use of purses, pouches, bags, sheaths and other containers saw its heyday in the Middle Ages. The purse became a fashion item and was an essential part of a persons outfit. This book provides a typology for all types of purse-like artefacts, in some cases inventing new terminology to describe them. The book is illustrated with finds from the Netherlands, woodcuts and other contemporary depictions, and with Goubitzs gloriously detailed reconstruction drawings. 118p b/w illus (SPA 2007)

Review Quotes

"...for the true historian of the purse through the ages, this is a must have for your purse book shelf."

Melissa Overdorf, Founder, Antique Purse Collector's Society
(September 2008)

"This is an important book..."

Robert N. Charrette, Schuyler, Virginia
Medieval Clothing and Textiles , vol 14 (2008)

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