Hi there, does anybody know a book or web page or anything where I can find some info on making (drafting a pattern and instructions on sewing) a medieval
pourpoint? >Thanks:-)
Zuzana, The only one I know of is Jeanne d'Arc, ses costumes, son armeur by A. Harmand, circa 1928 IIRC. The pictures in the book are straight from the BNF and very very good tho in B/W. The Musee de Tissue, Lyon France has several articles on the de Blois pourpoint. You can purchase copies. Of course, none of these sources are useful if you dont read modern French. Harmand's research is very early in the field of costume and makes quite a few assumptions that modern researchers wouldnt. Her quotations from comtemporary docs is excellent. It's a good early work. I do not recommend following her methods for re-creation, if you're into serious "chapter & verse" methodology. As for technique, I wouldnt draft a patt. I'd would (and have done several now) create the patt by draping. The Jeanne d'Arc book has a croquis of the pourpoint (copied many websites). I found it useful for determining seams, grainlines, openings, etc. Search the h-cost archives for pourpoint, Charles de Blois. I know I've posted about this alot and there was some interesting discussion on stuffings, 14th c quilting techniques, and the mysterious powder put in Jeanne d'Arc's pourpoint. http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/blois.html --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
