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Past Member

Valerie Garver

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of Study

Early Medieval History
From
Valerie Garver is writing a book on the meanings and uses of textiles in the Carolingian world, which reassesses that society through the lens of this form of material culture. Analysis of material remains, texts, and paintings reveals how textiles linked varied groups in ways otherwise invisible to modern scholars.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Historical Studies
Fall

Degrees

University of Virginia
Ph.D.
2003