Re: [h-cost] New book 14th C Italy
At 00:40 17/12/2006, you wrote: On Saturday 16 December 2006 4:57 pm, JAMES OGILVIE wrote: Actually, there still isn't anything available to introduce this style to the person who just wants to make clothes, as opposed to doing in-depth research. The artwork shows a number of styles and variations, many of them simple to construct and wear and Italian styles are extremely popular at SCA events. A book that explains the different styles and gives some guidance as to how to do it RIGHT really needs to be written. There may not be books, but there are websites. I don't know how these would pass muster with you from a historical accuracy perspective (Italian Ren is not my primary area) but the following sites look pretty good to me from the perspective of just making clothes: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~rowen/renbk/rendressbook.html http://ilaria.veltri.tripod.com/italiandress.html These are actually late 15th century, though. For 14th, aren't you just in the so-called cotehardie or Gothic fitted dress era (especially in Italy where simpler styles tended to prevail during that period)? There are good sites for that too: http://www.cottesimple.com/ http://www.netherton.net/robin/ (the fourth link from the top of the page is to a PDF with useful information) http://www.maybe.org/~rodmur/sca/Cotehardie.html (all about how to alter a particular commercial pattern into a plausible period garment) Of course, the would-be seamstress/seamster will have to decide which if any of these methods works with their level of skill/desired level of authenticity And Jean Hunnisett has a few patterns in her Period Costume for Stage and Screen Medieval to 1500. Suzi ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] New book 14th C Italy
Actually, there still isn't anything available to introduce this style to the person who just wants to make clothes, as opposed to doing in-depth research. The artwork shows a number of styles and variations, many of them simple to construct and wear and Italian styles are extremely popular at SCA events. A book that explains the different styles and gives some guidance as to how to do it RIGHT really needs to be written. Janet Robin wrote: ...after Moda i Firenze, Dressing Renaissance Florence, and so many others. I picked the wrong part of Europe to focus on, apparently. No, it is just that Italy was ignored for so long! Monica ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] New book 14th C Italy
Robin wrote: ...after Moda i Firenze, Dressing Renaissance Florence, and so many others. I picked the wrong part of Europe to focus on, apparently. No, it is just that Italy was ignored for so long! Monica -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robin Netherton Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:42 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] New book 14th C Italy On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: After all the talk about books that are delayed in publication, I thought that I'd mention one that I've just got in today. Has anyone else seen it? Beth Gilding the Market: Luxury and Fashion in Fourteenth-Century Italy by Susan Mosher Stuard 336 pages | 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 | 14 color, 10 b/w illus. Cloth Dec 2005 | ISBN 0812239008 http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/14208.html We have a review of it in our upcoming volume of MCT. Our reviewer liked it. It apparently has a social/economic focus but uses everything from sumptuary laws to visual arts as sources. Yet another great resource for people studying Italian clothing ... after Moda i Firenze, Dressing Renaissance Florence, and so many others. I picked the wrong part of Europe to focus on, apparently. --Robin ___ 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] New book 14th C Italy
On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: After all the talk about books that are delayed in publication, I thought that I'd mention one that I've just got in today. Has anyone else seen it? Beth Gilding the Market: Luxury and Fashion in Fourteenth-Century Italy by Susan Mosher Stuard 336 pages | 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 | 14 color, 10 b/w illus. Cloth Dec 2005 | ISBN 0812239008 http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/14208.html We have a review of it in our upcoming volume of MCT. Our reviewer liked it. It apparently has a social/economic focus but uses everything from sumptuary laws to visual arts as sources. Yet another great resource for people studying Italian clothing ... after Moda i Firenze, Dressing Renaissance Florence, and so many others. I picked the wrong part of Europe to focus on, apparently. --Robin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
