Textiles and Dress

John B. Friedman

John Block Friedman (born December 8, 1934, in Troy, New York) is an American medievalist and Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research has spanned classical mythology, medieval literature, manuscript studies, and medieval material culture. He is noted for his work on the legend of Orpheus in the Middle Ages and for his monograph The Monstrous Races in Medieval Art and Thought. In later work, Friedman has explored the use of digital tools in palaeography and has contributed to the study of medieval and early modern fashion and iconography. He resides in Columbus, Ohio, and is married to the medievalist Kristen Mossler Figg.

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• ▸Akris
• ▸Beowa National Park
• ▸1700–1750 in Western fashion

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