RE: [h-cost] Another German Gown

2007-10-08 Thread otsisto
http://pintura.aut.org/BU04?Autnum=11507Empnum=0Inicio=91 Scroll down to portrait of a woman. look at all the slash work and white gloves. http://pintura.aut.org/BU04?Autnum=11507Empnum=0Inicio=61 Scroll down to Salomé con la cabeza de San Juan Bautista #12 I can't tell if it is lace or pearlwork

RE: [h-cost] Ideas

2007-10-08 Thread otsisto
Maybe a Persian coat? Can you remove the quilting without leaving marks or permanent stitch holes? With satin, you are looking more at Renaissance fudging then Medieval, especially shiny satin. Your also looking at winter attire with this satin as it does not breath. Plus you should not make

Re: [h-cost] Another German Gown

2007-10-08 Thread michaela de bruce
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/cranach/lucas_e/5/01duke.html Katharina again in an even better view. http://pintura.aut.org/BU04?Autnum=11507Empnum=0Inicio=61 Scroll down to Salomé con la cabeza de San Juan Bautista #12 I can't tell if it is lace or pearlwork or both. Love the

Re: [h-cost] ISBN, was 18th century costume book

2007-10-08 Thread Kate M Bunting
Sharon Collier wrote: Dangerous Liaisons ISBN# 9-780300-107142 (I'm not sure if the 9 is part of the number. It is. The new 13-digit ISBNs all start with 978. Kate Bunting Cataloguing Data Quality Librarian University of Derby ___ h-costume mailing

Re: [h-cost] Cranach gown

2007-10-08 Thread Zuzana Kraemerova
Yes, it is. It's a company that specializes on drafting patterns, modern, of course, and they sell a magazine which includes a pattern drafting section. The magazines are two: Damenrundschau and Herrenrundschau. They publish books that collect the articles in the magazines, sorted by topic,

RE: [h-cost] Another German Gown

2007-10-08 Thread otsisto
Though this is allegorical and Cranach tends to have fanciful stuff, it doesn't explain the lacy stuff under the left arm. The hemd is painted to be very sheer and there looks to be something very sheer under the forearm but the angle of the white speckle could be pearlwork on a sheer material or

[h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 479

2007-10-08 Thread Mary + Doug Piero Carey
Sylrog asked: I'm a bit confused. Are you asking Kinkos to make copies for you or are they walking around policing people to see what they are making copies of by themselves? Yes, I have seen Kinkos staff snooping around. More often, I've seen a customer ask for help with a machine, and

Re: [h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 479

2007-10-08 Thread Ruth Anne Baumgartner
As I said in a previous posting, Kinko's got into MAJOR copyright- violation trouble ten or so years ago and since then their policy has been Extreme Vigilance, to the point of absurdity. If you have something other than your own typescript or your own drawings to copy, go somewhere else.

Re: [h-cost] Cranach gown

2007-10-08 Thread Saragrace Knauf
Page 8 of this pdf document looks promising. It is pretty small, but I bet you the first 3 are what you are looking for. Sg - Original Message - From: Zuzana Kraemerova [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 3:21 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [h-cost] Another German Gown

2007-10-08 Thread Beteena Paradise
Yeah, that gown has been on my to-do list for a while. It's stunning! Sharon Henderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ooo, lookit the one that's two down from Katharina... it's black with a gold-coloured placket and all those PEARLS!!! I want to make that one... the hat's a little wacky, but oh wow,

Re: [h-cost] Used book sources

2007-10-08 Thread aquazoo
Another used book source is half.com, which is the non-auction branch of e-Bay. It's not great for the rarer costume books that we listmembers like, but it's worth checking first. This is where people unload books for $2 to $10 or so, and they have good descriptions for condition.

Re: [h-cost] Used book sources

2007-10-08 Thread Dawn
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another used book source is half.com, which is the non-auction branch of e-Bay. It's not great for the rarer costume books that we listmembers like, but it's worth checking first. This is where people unload books for $2 to $10 or so, and they have good

Re: [h-cost] Used book sources

2007-10-08 Thread Cynthia J Ley
You might also go through alibris.com. They go through major book searches, and the prices are extremely reasonable. Arlys On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:08:51 -0400 (EDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Another used book source is half.com, which is the non-auction branch of e-Bay. It's not great

Re: [h-cost] Cranach gown

2007-10-08 Thread Bambi TBNL
Hi, I dont mean to inturrupts but.. If you need help with the captions nd such,I spent 5 years in German schools and though I 'm no official trnsltor,and it hs been while, Id love to help. Bambi Saragrace Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Page 8 of this pdf document looks promising. It is

[h-cost] Looking for an article

2007-10-08 Thread Sandy Toscano
I'm looking for a copy of an article by Janet Arnold. The reference is: Arnold, J., Elizabethan and Jacobean smocks and shirts, Waffenund Kostumkunde, Pt. 2 (1977), pp 89-110. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of this article? Thanks! Sandy Toscano

RE: [h-cost] Another German Gown

2007-10-08 Thread MaggiRos
I haven't been able to get into this site all morning. I think I know which picture you're talking about, but I can't tell! Could someone send me a .jpg of it directly? MaggiRos --- otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Though this is allegorical and Cranach tends to have fanciful stuff, it

Re: [h-cost] Looking for an article

2007-10-08 Thread Susan Farmer
Quoting Sandy Toscano [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm looking for a copy of an article by Janet Arnold. The reference is: Arnold, J., Elizabethan and Jacobean smocks and shirts, Waffenund Kostumkunde, Pt. 2 (1977), pp 89-110. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of this article? Your

[h-cost] cranach gown

2007-10-08 Thread Zuzana Kraemerova
I'll rather send this to all so that everyone who is interested can order something. Here: http://www.intelligenzbestien.wz.cz/images/rundschau.pdf is a list of things they offer, and there should be all information necessary for the order. The first two books are the ones that come in

Re: [h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 479

2007-10-08 Thread MaggiRos
Yes but the question is, if you're copying out of a book or magazine, does someone come around and stop you? MaggiRos --- Ruth Anne Baumgartner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I said in a previous posting, Kinko's got into MAJOR copyright- violation trouble ten or so years ago and since then

RE: [h-cost] Another German Gown

2007-10-08 Thread otsisto
I seem to be having problems as well. I'll see if it is on another site. In the mean time found this http://worldart.sjsu.edu/VieO4319$18982*2454744 As for the black w/pearls, a large clearer image http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=23244 Found it

Re: [h-cost] Used book sources

2007-10-08 Thread AnnBWass
In a message dated 10/8/2007 11:54:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Another used book source is half.com, which is the non-auction branch of e-Bay. It's not great for the rarer costume books that we listmembers like, but it's worth checking first. This is where

Re: [h-cost] Used book sources

2007-10-08 Thread Andrew T Trembley
I prefer to buy from dealers I know, but usually it's just combing through the stock and seeing if there's anything interesting. I'll still ask if they can find something they don't have in stock, usually waiting until I decide I can't live without it anymore. In that case, I've used

Re: [h-cost] Used book sources

2007-10-08 Thread Lavolta Press
Personally, when I want a rare antiquarian book where an expert vendor describes every nuance of the condition in paragraphs of detail, I go to an antiquarian bookseller (and one with a return policy, though I never order anything unless I'm sure I want it, so I very rarely return anything).

Re: [h-cost] Another German Gown

2007-10-08 Thread michaela de bruce
The hemd is painted to be very sheer and there looks to be something very sheer under the forearm I'm not sure that it is. It looks more like there was a belt originally that was painted over. The curve matches the way he painted them in other artworks. but the angle of the white speckle

RE: [h-cost] Another German Gown

2007-10-08 Thread otsisto
discusssion picture http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=23232 It might be lace. This sort of looks like a possibility http://www.costumes.org/HISTORY/renaissance/lace/7.gif though it is not German. It is also 1598 so yes it's a far reach. :) -Original Message- The hemd

Re: [h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 479

2007-10-08 Thread Ruth Anne Baumgartner
The only jobs my truelove and I have tried to take to Kinko's have been oversized paper or color xeroxing, and for both we had to go to the desk and ask someone to do the copying for usprecipitating horrified refusals (see my earlier post for details). We don't go in there anymore--we

Re: [h-cost] Ideas

2007-10-08 Thread Danielle M. Dewey
A persian coat might work. It is a fairly thick comforter it would be warm. It is a little shiny though. I just know I am never going to use it again as a bedspread and thought I could put it to use. Well thank you for the ideas, and if anyone thinks of anything else by all means please share

RE: [h-cost] Valuation of collection

2007-10-08 Thread Anne Moeller
Just out of curiosity would his name be Richard Collins? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MaggiRos Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 5:33 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: RE: [h-cost] Valuation of collection I have a friend who is both a

[h-cost] Who licenses or acts as an agent for textile designs

2007-10-08 Thread Lavolta Press
A publisher friend of mine wants to find someone to license and market, for mass manufacture, many years' worth of batik designs, only a small number of which are represented on: http://www.alicewalkerbatik.com/Gallery/ Personally, I want the butterfly design on a velvet cape (a real shaped

Re: [h-cost] Who licenses or acts as an agent for textile designs

2007-10-08 Thread Andrew Trembley
Lavolta Press wrote: A publisher friend of mine wants to find someone to license and market, for mass manufacture, many years' worth of batik designs, only a small number of which are represented on: Check out the Surface Design Association http://www.surfacedesign.org/ They may offer

RE: [h-cost] Used book sources

2007-10-08 Thread Sharon Collier
Also, check Amazon/Canada and Amazon/UK. I got a copy of Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe:Unlock'd that way. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 3:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost]