I can't be completely sure (because I can't read it), but I believe the
coloured drawings are in fact later (1664?) re-drawings taken from Vecellio. I
believe the original Vecellio images were woodcuts.
Bella
----- Original Message ----
From: Heather Rose Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, 12 October, 2006 2:46:03 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 16th century costume pictures ?
It isn't a pipe -- it's a light source, probably something like a
rush light, but held in the mouth rather than in a fixed holder. The
page title is something like "16th c. Italian prints of Norsemen" --
the colored prints are all from Vecellio, apparently, and towards the
bottom of the page there are some comparative examples from a book by
Olaus Magnus, suggesting that it may have been Vecellio's source for
some of the images.
Heather
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