Perhaps you could ask Bella. This is her website http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/ At the bottom of the page there is a email button. She has the most extensive site on Venetian costume that I know of. Oonagh's site (Deborah Lane) comes in a good 2nd place. http://www.geocities.com/oonaghsown/index2.html contact at bottom of page.
De -----Original Message----- Once more I'm faced with a query way outside my own area of expertise, so I figured I'd see if you folks can give me some clues. For those of you who study Italian Renaissance: Who would you say are the best living scholars of Venetian dress, c. 1600, or, failing that, Venetian portraiture or art history of this era? By "scholars," I mean those with academic credentials, positions, or publications. In this case, the need is for someone to cite, not someone to make clothing. In other words, who do the historic-clothing-makers look to as the authorities here? Everyone I can think of is either deceased or working in earlier periods, alas. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
