Girding the loins? Direct evidence of the use of a medieval English parchment birthing girdle from biomolecular analysis

In this paper, we describe palaeoproteomic evidence obtained from a stained medieval birth girdle using a previously developed dry non-invasive sampling technique. The parchment birth girdle studied (Wellcome Collection Western MS. 632) was made in England in the late fifteenth century and was thoug...

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Main Authors: Sarah Fiddyment, Natalie J. Goodison, Elma Brenner, Stefania Signorello, Kierri Price, Matthew J. Collins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2021-03-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.202055