Cotton

A history of medieval Italian textiles and their production .

Articles in this issue: Cotton in the Ancient World; The Beginnings of the Cotton Industry in Europe; Cotton Growing and Cotton Trade in the Orient during the Middle Ages; Fustian Weaving in South Germany from the Fourteenth to the Sixteenth Century; and Schürlitz Weaving in Switzerland

Recent discussions about the use of cotton by reenactors led to a discussion word "cotton" meant to earlier centuries and just what forms it may have been used in (i.e. batting, textiles) and how commonly it was used.

Discusses some of the history of cotton and cotton textiles.

Medieval cloth. Silks, wool, cotton, linen.