Charlemagne’s Mustache
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21552728 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Edward Dutton (Simon Fraser University, corresponding author), Paul Dutton (Simon Fraser University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Pages | 24-68 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Florilegium (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0709-5201 • E-ISSN: 2369-7180 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/flor-36.003 |
| OpenAlex | W4390066812 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Paul Dutton tackles the neglected, but fascinating, history of hair, mustaches and beards in this article expanded from his plenary talk for CSM in 2000. He argues that the Germanic kings used hair – glorious, curly locks and full, manly beards – to distinguish themselves from their clean-shaven Roman predecessors. The article goes on to explore the intricacies of hair under the Merovingians, with laws and practices determining precise lengths and styles for different ranks and classes. The Carolingians, by contrast, were strikingly short-haired, mustaches replaced long hair as semiotic signifiers of power
Art · Art history · Epistemology · Semiotics · Computer Science · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
Telling the difference
Bede and the tonsure question
Carolingian Arms and Armor in the Ninth Century
Reges criniti Chevelures, tonsures et scalps chez les Mérovingiens
How did the Merovingian Kings wear their hair
Le problème du scandale
The image of authority in Carolingian coinage
Symbolic Meanings of Hair in the Middle Ages
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |