On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Gail & Scott Finke wrote:
> The web site does say where these come from:
>
> Cesare Vecellio (ca. 1521-1601) ... Habiti antichi, et moderni de Diversi
> Parti del Mondo libri ... later known as ?? ("denne gang under navnet")
> Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il Mondo
>
> Which I guess would translate to "Clothing antique and modern from diverse
> parts of the world" and "Ancient and modern clothing of the whole world."
>
> I don't know if that's the famous Vecellio or not.
Yes, that's the famous Vecellio -- a landmark early costume book.
Thus the accuracy of these drawings is only what you might expect from a
16th century Venetian operating on secondary accounts for anything beyond
his personal knowledge.
--Robin
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