The English Fur Trade in the Later Middle Ages

London Record Society, volume 38. The focus of this study of the medieval English fur trade is the Skinners' Company of London, which governed the usage, manufacture and sale of furs and controlled the conditions of apprenticeship in the craft. Veale discusses the international nature of the trade in fur and the evolution of its usage following changes in mercantile activity and fashion. While fur trimmed the garments of those of exalted rank, the book stresses just how universal was its employment among all classes. A new preface surveys notable work in the area since the book's first publication (1966) and a glossary of fur terms and technical language is also included.

London Record Society. Originally published by London Record Society, London, 2003.

Title	Page(s)
Preface to the Second Edition	vii-ix
Select Supplementary Bibliography	x-xii
Corrections and Amendments to the First Edition	xiii
Preface (To the First Edition)	xv-xvi
List of Illustrations	xvii
List of Abbreviations	xviii-xix
I. 'Costly Thy Habit'	1-21
II. Ars Pelliparii	22-35
III. The Emergence of the London Skinners	36-56
IV. The Trade in Skins in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Century	57-77
V. The Structure of the London Industry	78-100
VI. Organization in the London Industry	101-132
VII. Fashions in Fur	133-155
VIII. The Trade in Skins in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century	156-180
IX. The Livery Company in the Sixteenth Century	181-205
Appendixes: A. The Office of the King's Skinner	206-208
Appendixes: B. The Rabbit in England	209-214
Glossary of Terms Used in the Medieval Fur Trade	215-229
A Select Bibliography	230-241
Index	243-251

The English Fur Trade in the Later Middle Ages

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