Sherman publication


Heidi Sherman, associate professor of Humanistic Studies (History) contributed a chapter, “The Flax and Linen of Medieval Novgorod,” to the book Textiles and the Medieval Economy: Production, Trade, and Consumption of Textiles, 8th–16th Centuries [Oxbow Books: 2015). The book was edited by Angela Ling Huang and Carsten Jahnke. Sherman’s article is an interdisciplinary study that draws on archaeology, written sources, and medieval textile technology to examine the production of flax and linen and its trade with the Hanseatic League during the 12th to15th centuries.