Re: [h-cost] Questions re: Moda a Firenze
I ordered mine a few days after it was published ( when I found out about it) from Michael Shemansky for $95USD. Monica - Original Message - From: Melanie Schuessler Date: Friday, January 5, 2007 1:18 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Questions re: Moda a Firenze To: Historical Costume Greetings to all, I have a different question about this book. To those of you in the US who got it when it first became available: how much did you pay for it, and when was that? I'm trying to establish the original price of this book to see how much it's gone up and how fast. The book itself says it's 58 euros, which translates (at today's rate) to $75, but I doubt anyone in the US got it for that once shipping was taken into account, and I know that the US vendors that carry/ied it upped the price for the same reason. Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks! Melanie Schuessler ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Questions re: Moda a Firenze
Greetings to all, I have a different question about this book. To those of you in the US who got it when it first became available: how much did you pay for it, and when was that? I'm trying to establish the original price of this book to see how much it's gone up and how fast. The book itself says it's 58 euros, which translates (at today's rate) to $75, but I doubt anyone in the US got it for that once shipping was taken into account, and I know that the US vendors that carry/ied it upped the price for the same reason. Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks! Melanie Schuessler ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Questions re: Moda a Firenze
I would add to this: a lot of the sources are Italian, also, so if you want to track down the primary source for any of the information, it's going to be difficult. (On the other hand, the *primary* source would be in Italian anyway, so maybe it's great that the authors have told us where to look) The only bad things that I can think of is thet the intro by the authors is in Italian. Plus-- there is no index. Makes it difficult to reference. Other than that it a WONDERFUL book. Monica ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Questions re: Moda a Firenze
Quoting A. Thurman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've lucked into some Christmas gift money and am looking to (finally!) purchase this book. However, given the hefty price tag, I'd like to get some reviews (regrettably, the local textile library doesn't have a copy). Some of my questions: What are its strengths? Weaknesses? Are the writers credible? Is the book well researched? What is the quality/quantity of photographs? Any construction detail? Thanks in advance! If you want to do Italian Ren, then you **NEED** this book. However, the book is out of print -- I've heard rumors that it *may* be reprinted. The only place that I know of right now that has it for sale is Poison Pen Press, and last time I checked, they wanted 190.00 for it. Evidently, I got one of the last copies that Michael Shramansky had! http://www.poisonpenpress.com/costume.html you'll have to scroll for it. There are more gorgeous paintings in this book that I had *never* seen anywhere else before. It's more like QEWU than PoF -- there aren't any patterns, but ... Construction details? In the wardrobe inventories, amounts of fabric are given. Close ups of paintings of various details (sleeves, partlets, etc) are provided and discussed. The text is parallel Italian/English. Wonderful book. susan - Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Tennessee Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Questions re: Moda a Firenze
I second Susan's recommendation of the book, although I've yet to finish reading my copy. The info is very detailed, including history of the family, and far more images than I've seen elsewhere. They even include an image of an extant smock I'd not seen anywhere else done in lovely embroidery. I do believe that Lacis in Berkeley, CA has some copies on their online store (www.lacis.com). Kimiko Susan B. Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you want to do Italian Ren, then you **NEED** this book. However, the book is out of print -- I've heard rumors that it *may* be reprinted. The only place that I know of right now that has it for sale is Poison Pen Press, and last time I checked, they wanted 190.00 for it. Evidently, I got one of the last copies that Michael Shramansky had! http://www.poisonpenpress.com/costume.html you'll have to scroll for it. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Questions re: Moda a Firenze
The only bad things that I can think of is thet the intro by the authors is in Italian. Plus-- there is no index. Makes it difficult to reference. Other than that it a WONDERFUL book. Monica -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of A. Thurman Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:29 PM To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Questions re: Moda a Firenze I've lucked into some Christmas gift money and am looking to (finally!) purchase this book. However, given the hefty price tag, I'd like to get some reviews (regrettably, the local textile library doesn't have a copy). Some of my questions: What are its strengths? Weaknesses? Are the writers credible? Is the book well researched? What is the quality/quantity of photographs? Any construction detail? Thanks in advance! Allison T. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
