The Dublin launch of “Textiles of Ireland: Archaeology, Craft, Art” will be held at Hodges Figgis bookshop on Dawson Street on Thursday, the 20th of February, at 6 PM.

Edited by Mary Ann Williams, the book compiles archaeologist Elizabeth Wincott Heckett‘s research, reports, and lectures into a single volume, exploring Ireland’s ancient textiles.

Art historian and textile conservator Rachel Phelan will introduce the book and discuss the contributions of Wincott Heckett.

 “Spanning the life’s work of archaeologist Elizabeth Wincott Heckett, “Textiles of Ireland: Archaeology, craft, art” is the first wide-ranging book on the archaeological textiles of Ireland published since 1989. The volume includes studies of cloth found in bogs, burials, hoards, sacked castles, docklands and fallen city walls. These include a mysterious weaving of horsehair, dating from before 800 BC; imprints of cloth wrappings on the weapons of a buried Viking warrior, and the exquisite liturgical textiles, inspired by the Book of Kells, embroidered in 1916 for the Honan Chapel at University College Cork. Including an overview of best practice used by archaeologists encountering textiles in the field, accompanying illustrations and imagery, glossary and charts, this book is essential reading for archaeologists, historians and anyone intrigued by the threads that bind Ireland’s past to its present.” – the publisher, Cork University Press.

To contact Hodges Figgis bookshop, where the launch is scheduled, visit their website – https://www.hodgesfiggis.ie/

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