Beckers-Bohlen, C. Die Gugel. Geschichte - Archäologie - Re-enactment

It was one of the most popular headdresses of the Middle Ages, it appeared in countless variations and we encounter it in an immense number of contemporary images. And yet most people of the 21st century no longer even know its name: the gugel. It came in an enormous variety of forms - with a large or small, simple or ornate collar, a long or short tail that could hang down over the back or be wrapped around the neck, worn with an opening over the face or even on the head, so that the collar and tail could be draped imaginatively. In research, the gugel has so far been criminally neglected. Archaeologists have drawn their few findings from the very sparse finds in the ground, historians have made rudimentary evaluations of the written and pictorial sources, and textile and costume experts have examined the manufacturing techniques in more detail. Each field of research has found and published its own results on the gugel, but no one has yet brought the findings of the others into an overall context so that a comprehensive picture of the origins, history of development, typology, variety of forms, mode of wearing - in other words, of the gugel as a whole - could emerge. This volume closes this gap and also provides tips and suggestions for sewing yourself.