[h-cost] Anyone know what manuscript this is?

2014-05-27 Thread Wicked Frau
There is a black and white illustration on page 142http://tinyurl.com/mcpage142* of Medieval Costume in England and France by Mary G. Houston. *It is supposed to have come from a manuscript in the British Museum. The number is D. IX. Does anyone know if this is enough information to identify

Re: [h-cost] Anyone know what manuscript this is?

2014-05-27 Thread Ginni Morgan
I don't know if you've already found this information, but my guess is that the image is actually from the British Library manuscript collection and that it is part of the Royal Collection. If so, it should have a numeral before the D. IX. The website seems to indicate that the manuscripts

Re: [h-cost] Anyone know what manuscript this is?

2014-05-27 Thread Robin Netherton
Probably British Library MS Cotton Nero D.IX: The The Romance of Jehan de Saintre, France, ca. 1470. Whether the seams are actually as Houston draws them, I reserve judgment. On 5/27/2014 6:10 PM, Wicked Frau wrote: There is a black and white illustration on page

[h-cost] JP Ryan Pet-en-l'air/Francaise pattern

2014-05-27 Thread Aylwen Gardiner-Garden
Has anyone here used the JP Ryan Pet-en-l'air/Francaise pattern? I've come to a halt and only have a few days to get it finished. I'm about to cut out the skirt extension and am adding length to it. If I match the length of the side that is sewn to the back skirt piece then the angled side piece