Chapter Economic and Social Aspects of the Trade of Luxury Goods between Africa and Europe: Ostrich Feather

In Europe, in the Middle Ages, ostrich feathers were used for the decoration of military headgear, as a representation of the high lineage of the possessor and his military virtues. They were imported from the coasts of West Africa, from Egypt and Syria into Italian and Spanish ports and from there...

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Main Authors: Rizzolli, Helmut, Pigozzo, Federico
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description In Europe, in the Middle Ages, ostrich feathers were used for the decoration of military headgear, as a representation of the high lineage of the possessor and his military virtues. They were imported from the coasts of West Africa, from Egypt and Syria into Italian and Spanish ports and from there exported to England and continental Europe. Venice, at the end of the fourteenth century, began to color feathers and soon the new fashion was spread throughout Europe. During the fifteenth century, even women began to use ostrich feathers on their hats or in their fans. When European ships reached America, Central Africa and the islands of the Indian Ocean, a huge amount of exotic bird feathers became available and ostrich feather fad spread through the population.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-837202022-06-02T04:36:51Z Chapter Economic and Social Aspects of the Trade of Luxury Goods between Africa and Europe: Ostrich Feather Rizzolli, Helmut Pigozzo, Federico economic history international trade ostrich feathers africa europe In Europe, in the Middle Ages, ostrich feathers were used for the decoration of military headgear, as a representation of the high lineage of the possessor and his military virtues. They were imported from the coasts of West Africa, from Egypt and Syria into Italian and Spanish ports and from there exported to England and continental Europe. Venice, at the end of the fourteenth century, began to color feathers and soon the new fashion was spread throughout Europe. During the fifteenth century, even women began to use ostrich feathers on their hats or in their fans. When European ships reached America, Central Africa and the islands of the Indian Ocean, a huge amount of exotic bird feathers became available and ostrich feather fad spread through the population. 2022-06-02T04:36:50Z 2022-06-02T04:36:50Z 2022-06-01T12:10:38Z 2019 chapter ONIX_20220601_9788864538570_187 2704-5668 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/56004 9788864538570 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/83720 eng Atti delle «Settimane di Studi» e altri Convegni open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/56004/1/14542.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-6453-857-0.26 10.36253/978-88-6453-857-0.26 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9788864538570 11 Florence open access
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Pigozzo, Federico
Chapter Economic and Social Aspects of the Trade of Luxury Goods between Africa and Europe: Ostrich Feather
title Chapter Economic and Social Aspects of the Trade of Luxury Goods between Africa and Europe: Ostrich Feather
title_full Chapter Economic and Social Aspects of the Trade of Luxury Goods between Africa and Europe: Ostrich Feather
title_fullStr Chapter Economic and Social Aspects of the Trade of Luxury Goods between Africa and Europe: Ostrich Feather
title_full_unstemmed Chapter Economic and Social Aspects of the Trade of Luxury Goods between Africa and Europe: Ostrich Feather
title_short Chapter Economic and Social Aspects of the Trade of Luxury Goods between Africa and Europe: Ostrich Feather
title_sort chapter economic and social aspects of the trade of luxury goods between africa and europe ostrich feather
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international trade
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africa
europe
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europe
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