Medieval Costume in England and France (eBook)

Mary G. Houston (Autor)

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2012
240 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-14157-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Splendid pictorial documentation, carefully researched, of royal apparel, ecclesiastical dress and vestments, academic and legal garments, and civilian dress of all classes.

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This carefully researched volume offers lovers of both costume and the medieval period a meticulously researched and accurately detailed study of the clothing of the Middle Ages. Following an illuminating discussion of the style and construction of costumes worn in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, noted costume historian Mary G. Houston provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of actual apparel worn by all classes and sectors of society. Included are elaborate royal, academic, and legal costumes; Eucharistic vestments and garments of religious orders; working class apparel; civilian dress; and more. Also examined is a wide variety of accessories and ornaments, jewelry, armor, textiles, embroidery, coiffures, and other items.The clear, succinct text is splendidly documented by 350 black-and-white line illustrations based on contemporary books and manuscripts as well as representations in paintings and sculpture. Indispensable for students of costume history, medievalists, illustrators, and fashion historians, Medieval Costume in England and France will delight anyone interested in the medieval period and its dress.

Inhalt

I. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIRTEENTH-CENTURY COSTUME Early Examples Mid - Century Types Later Thirteenth-Century Types and HoodsII. REGAL COSTUME IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURYIII. AN INTRODUCTION TO ECCLESIASTICAL COSTUME AND THAT OF THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS The Eucharistic Vestments in Detail Costume of the Religious OrdersIV. CIVILIAN DRESS OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURYV. ARMOUR IN THIRTEENTH CENTURY AND DETAILS FROM METAL ORNAMENTS Thirteenth-Century ArmourVI. THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ORNAMENT AS APPLIED TO TEXTILES AND EMBROIDERIES Patterned Skills of the Thirteenth Century Thirteenth-Century EmbroideriesVII. THE STYLE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FOURTEENTH-CENTURY COSTUME The Style The Construction of Costume Out-door Garments Headgear and Hair-dressingVIII. REGAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL COSTUME IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY Regal Costume Examples of Ecclesiastical CostumeIX. CIVILIAN DRESS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY Early Fourteenth Century Middle Fourteenth Century Working-Class Costume Late Fourteenth CenturyX. ARMOUR IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY AND DETAILS FROM METAL ORNAMENTSXI. FOURTEENTH-CENTURY ORNAMENT CHEIFLY CONSIDERED AS APPLIED TO WOVEN MATERIALS AND EMBROIDERIES Patterned Silks of the Fourteenth Century Embroidery PatternsXII. THE STYLE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY COSTUME The Style The Construction of CostumeXIII. "REGAL, ECCLESIASTICAL AND ACADEMIC COSTUME" Regal Costume Ecclesiastical Costume Non-Eucharistic Vestments Academic Costume Legal CostumeXIV. CIVILIAN DRESS OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY Period I. Transitional Period II. Early Fifteenth Century Period III. Late Fifteenth Century Period IV. Transitional to the Sixteenth CenturyXV. ARMOUR IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY AND DETAILS FROM METAL ORNAMENTSXVI. FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ORNAMENT AS APPLIED TO WOVEN MATERIALS AND EMBROIDERIES GLOSSARY OF MEDIEVAL TERMS FOR COSTUME BIBLIOGRAPHY

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.8.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Fashion and Costumes
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 277 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Schlagworte: 16th century • Accessories • books on 16th centuries • books on accessories • books on clothing designs • books on clothing pieces • books on construction techniques • books on costume histories • books on costumers • books on doublets • books on embroidery patterns • books on fabrics • books on faires • books on full-color photos • books on headwears • books on historical costumes • books on historic clothings • books on hoses • books on line drawings • books on medieval clothings • books on medieval dresses • books on ninya • books on period clothings • books on period costumes • books on recreations • books on ruffs • books on sewing skills • books on sewing techniques • books on sleeves • books on textiles • books on time periods • books on tudor periods • books on tudor times • books on visual references • clothing design • clothing pieces • Construction Techniques • costume history • costumers • costuming • documented • doublets • embroidery patterns • England • extant • fabrics • faires • full-color photos • garb • garments • gowns • head coverings • headwear • henrician • historical costume • historically accurate • historic clothing • Hose • janet arnold • kirtle • late elizabethan • Line drawings • medieval clothing • medieval dress • ninya • patterning • patterns provided • period clothing • period costumes • recreate • recreating • recreations • re-enactor • reenactor • renaissance fair • renaissance faire • ren faire • ruffs • Sewer • sewing experience • sewing skills • sewing techniques • Sleeves • Tailor • Textiles • time period • tudor era • tudor fashion • Tudor period • tudor times • vestments • visual references • wore • worn
• ISBN-10: 0-486-14157-8 / 0486141578
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-14157-2 / 9780486141572