Synopses & Reviews
Clear-cut and accurate in its guidance, this volume depicts medieval clothes and accessories not as inanimate museum exhibits but as items of vital interest and well worth recreating. Unlike conventional costume histories, which tend to classify their contents by era, this volume portrays the clothing of the twelfth through 15th centuries according to the wearer's social class. Here are the garments of royalty, clerics, doctors, merchants, musicians, knights, artisans, farmers, and laborers and#8212; all magnificently illustrated with images from tapestries and illuminated manuscripts as well as in drawings and diagrams. Helpful advice covers choosing fabrics; placement of seams; draping and folding garments; how to walk, dance, and climb stairs in the cumbersome unfamiliarity of flowing attire; and even the best methods of storage.
Synopsis
This unabridged republication of Dorothy Hartley's Medieval Costume and Life published in 1931 covers all manner of costume from the 12th to 15th century. Rather than a history of costume, her book classifies dress according to social type, from the ordinary peasant, to clerics and professionals, to the nobility and royalty. Hartley's evidence, coupled with lots of drawings, diagrams and illustrations from tapestries and illuminated manuscripts, makes this an excellent guide for those recreating or re-enacting medieval life. From the harpist's robe, hunting costumes and the herdsman's cloak, to the apron wearers and children's clothes of the medieval period, this book helps you choose fabrics, cut and sew, wear and even store medieval costumes.
Synopsis
This unique reference classifies the clothes and accessories of the 12th through the 15th centuries along social lines. Garments of every type, from the wardrobes of peasants and nobility, appear in over 200 period illustrations and patterns. Helpful advice covers: choosing fabrics, placement of seams, draping and folding garments, more. 203 black-and-white illustrations.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION. BY FRANCIS M. KELLY
NOTES ON MATERIALS AND THEIR TREATMENT
ROYALTY
RELIGIOUS ORDERS
CLERKS
MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC FOLK
THE WELL-TO-DO BURGHER
MUSICIANS
HOSE AND BREECHES
"GARTERS, SUSPENDERS, ETC."
SPORT
KNIGHTS AND ARMOUR
HUNTING
ARTISANS
APRON WEARERS
AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS
LABOURERS
HERDSMEN
CONCERNING HOODS
THE FULL SKIRT
LADIES' DRESSES
CHILDREN
TRAVELLERS AND PILGRIMS
BOOTS AND SHOES
INVALIDS
PEACE AND WAR
INDEX