--- On Fri, 9/12/08, Saragrace Knauf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone recall coming across the use of Celtic designs > in medieval/renaissance clothing? Like designs in fabric, > or even a belt?
I think it would depend on the design in question. I've seen what we call "celtic knots" as embroidered decorations, from blackwork, to the curtains behind Henry VIII, to the embroidery seen on Francois of France's doublet and sleeves. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Jean_Clouet_001.jpg Those really aren't so much celtic, but came from the middle east, that traveled into Europe, and ended up in many of the pattern books of the 16th century. But if you mean the triskelion designs similar to the cover of the book you linked to, not that I have seen on fabric. It has been many years ago, but I think I remember those from stone crosses. Kimiko _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
