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| − | [[ | + | ''A garment made from light material worn on the upper part of the body next to the skin''<br> |
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| + | The evidence for shirts often doubles up with that for [[Tunics]] due to the difficulty of determining the items original use.<br> | ||
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| + | ==Shirt material== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===made from linen=== | ||
| + | {{evidence | ||
| + | |Art = | ||
| + | * Vivian bible [EWING 2007: p.81] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |Literature = | ||
| + | * Jerome (late Roman) [EWING 2007: p.81] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |Archaeology = | ||
| + | * Viborg shirt, 1018AD [EWING 2007: p.81] | ||
| + | * York [EWING 2007: p.81] | ||
| + | * Baladoole [EWING 2007: p.79] | ||
| + | * Birka, decorated [EWING 2007: p.79] | ||
| + | * Llan-gors [EWING 2007: p.79] | ||
| + | * Thorsbjerg [EWING 2007: p.72-73] | ||
| + | |Discussion | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===made from wool=== | ||
| + | {{evidence | ||
| + | |Art | ||
| + | |Literature = | ||
| + | * Norwegians didn’t know wool [EWING 2007] | ||
| + | |Archaeology = | ||
| + | * Hedeby [EWING 2007: p.79] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Shirt Neck Styles== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Bias keyhole or oval neck=== | ||
| + | {{evidence | ||
| + | |Art | ||
| + | |Literature | ||
| + | |Archaeology = | ||
| + | * Thorsbjerg | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Square neck=== | ||
| + | {{evidence | ||
| + | |Art | ||
| + | |Literature | ||
| + | |Archaeology = | ||
| + | * Virborg shirt | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Different colour facing=== | ||
| + | None as far as we are aware. | ||
| + | <br> | ||
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| + | ==Shirt Skirt Styles== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Skirt gores=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Side split=== | ||
| + | '''Art'''<br> | ||
| + | *Julius Calandar [OWEN-CROCKER 2004: p.254] | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Front split=== | ||
| + | '''Art'''<br> | ||
| + | * Bayeux Tapestry - deep cut to the groin | ||
| + | * Tiberius - small shallow cut | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Shirt colours== | ||
| + | ===Natural or bleached=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Dyed a light colour=== | ||
| + | As shirts would have been regularly washed it is unlikely that they would have retained any dying for long. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Dyed a strong colour=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Decoration== | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{evidence | ||
| + | |Art | ||
| + | |Literature = | ||
| + | * Orknesing Saga [EWING 2007: p.79] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |Archaeology= | ||
| + | * Llan-gors [EWING 2007: p.79] | ||
| + | * Birka [EWING 2007: p.79] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Worn tucked into trousers [V]== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Art'''<br> | ||
| + | * Oseberg wagon. | ||
| + | * Middleton Warrior | ||
| + | |||
| + | [OWEN-CROCKER 2004: p.188] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Visible under tunic== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Art'''<br> | ||
| + | Only one Anglo-Saxon manuscript image seems to show a shirt longer that the tunic. King Aethelstan, Cambs, Corpus Christi MS.183 f.iv, dated to 934AD | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | [[Tunics]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{Ref|Ewing 2007}} | ||
| + | {{Ref|Owen-Crocker 2004}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | <HarvardReferences /> | ||
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A garment made from light material worn on the upper part of the body next to the skin
The evidence for shirts often doubles up with that for Tunics due to the difficulty of determining the items original use.
Shirt material
made from linen
Art
- Vivian bible [EWING 2007]:p.81
Literature
- Jerome (late Roman) [EWING 2007]:p.81
Archaeology
- Viborg shirt, 1018AD [EWING 2007]:p.81
- York [EWING 2007]:p.81
- Baladoole [EWING 2007]:p.79
- Birka, decorated [EWING 2007]:p.79
- Llan-gors [EWING 2007]:p.79
- Thorsbjerg [EWING 2007]:p.72-73
Discussion
--
made from wool
Art
--
Literature
- Norwegians didn’t know wool [EWING 2007]
Archaeology
- Hedeby [EWING 2007]:p.79
Discussion
--
Shirt Neck Styles
Bias keyhole or oval neck
Art
--
Literature
--
Archaeology
- Thorsbjerg
Discussion
--
Square neck
Art
--
Literature
--
Archaeology
- Virborg shirt
Discussion
--
Different colour facing
None as far as we are aware.
Shirt Skirt Styles
Skirt gores
Side split
Art
- Julius Calandar [OWEN-CROCKER 2004]:p.254
Front split
Art
- Bayeux Tapestry - deep cut to the groin
- Tiberius - small shallow cut
Shirt colours
Natural or bleached
Dyed a light colour
As shirts would have been regularly washed it is unlikely that they would have retained any dying for long.
Dyed a strong colour
Decoration
Art
--
Literature
- Orknesing Saga [EWING 2007]:p.79
Archaeology
- Llan-gors [EWING 2007]:p.79
- Birka [EWING 2007]:p.79
Discussion
--
Worn tucked into trousers [V]
Art
- Oseberg wagon.
- Middleton Warrior
[OWEN-CROCKER 2004]:p.188
Visible under tunic
Art
Only one Anglo-Saxon manuscript image seems to show a shirt longer that the tunic. King Aethelstan, Cambs, Corpus Christi MS.183 f.iv, dated to 934AD
See Also
References
Owen-Crocker, Gale R. (2004) Dress in Anglo-Saxon England. 2nd ed. The Boydell Press. [OWEN-CROCKER 2004] ^ 1 2 *
