A Masque was not quite the same as a fancy-dress ball in that it specifically entailed a theatrical presentation, with both professional actors and high-ranking personages portraying characters, though of course it was not open to the general public. Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/09/2005 08:17 >>> ----- Original Message ----- > Aren't there a couple of books from around the turn of the 17th century that feature drawings of costumes for a Masque (i.e. fancy dress balls/parties). Aha, here's some examples http://costume.dm.net/masque/ and links to more examples at the bottom of this page http://costume.dm.net/wardrobe/masque.html. Or try a web search on Masque costumes. Elizabeth -------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Walpole Canberra Australia ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
