The journal ‘Heritage Science‘ has published an article on establishing a framework for reconstruction in scholarly research. Using textiles and dress as a template, “Structuring reconstructions: recognising the advantages of interdisciplinary data in methodical research” by Jane Malcolm-Davies also discusses interdisciplinary collaboration, demonstrating the value of integrating methodology from arts and humanities with those of natural sciences, involving scholars, scientists, makers and other specialists to promote more accurate understanding. One of the case studies includes details of a research project which is applying multiple methodologies to shed new light on the making and historical context of a seventeenth century knitted waistcoat. ‘Heritage Science’ is peer-reviewed and open access and the paper may be read or downloaded here: https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s40494-023-00982-9
New Open Access Paper on Structuring Reconstructions
