Shedding light with science: the potential for 21st century studies of 16th century knitting

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Shedding light with science: the potential for 21st century studies of 16th century knitting. / Malcolm-Davies, Jane Anne.

In: Journal of Dress History, Vol. 1, 2017, p. 83-91.

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Harvard

Malcolm-Davies, JA 2017, 'Shedding light with science: the potential for 21st century studies of 16th century knitting', Journal of Dress History, vol. 1, pp. 83-91.

APA

Malcolm-Davies, J. A. (2017). Shedding light with science: the potential for 21st century studies of 16th century knitting. Journal of Dress History, 1, 83-91.

Vancouver

Malcolm-Davies JA. Shedding light with science: the potential for 21st century studies of 16th century knitting. Journal of Dress History. 2017;1:83-91.

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Malcolm-Davies, Jane Anne. / Shedding light with science: the potential for 21st century studies of 16th century knitting. In: Journal of Dress History. 2017 ; Vol. 1. pp. 83-91.

Bibtex

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