Re: [h-cost] Album Amicorum: separate sleeves?

2005-08-23 Thread Bella
Hi Sue, the image took a little while to load in my browser, but if you still can't see it I have the same image on my website. Here's the URL... http://realmofvenus.renaissancewoman.net/mygarb/FlorentineLady2.JPG Bella Sue Clemenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bummer! the url didn't

Re: [h-cost] Re: Two-toned Silk Velvet

2005-09-19 Thread Bella
Books, NY 1994 Eng. Version) Bella Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Corset-wearers required for Interview. Posted with Permission (Thank you!)

2005-10-30 Thread Bella
Hello to all, my name is Bella. I am doing a BA at Monash University, Melbourne (Australia) as an off-campus (online) student. For my current journalism topic (feature writing) I am working on the last assignment. I have chosen to write a feature on the corset as it is today. I have

Re: [h-cost] Re: History of Fans

2006-03-04 Thread Bella
Nancy, there's a gilt brass handle for a feather fan in the VA. It's from Venice, c1550. Go to the VA's collections search page at http://tinyurl.com/5ofgk and enter the handle's museum number - 105-1882. Bella The Realm of Venus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone

Re: [h-cost] New Topic: drawstring necklines on chemises

2006-03-19 Thread Bella
Adele de Maisieres [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remain unconvinced that the black lace enters the channel. I think that what we're looking at is similar to this one: http://gallery.euroweb.hu/art/p/palma/vecchio/blonde.jpg You beat me to it Adele! :-) Bella

Re: Center strip on Eleonora's gowns (WasRE: [h-cost] Tudor Tailor....a review)

2006-04-23 Thread Bella
it, the very same one Janet Arnold examined and discussed in Patterns of Fashion, which was indeed the burial garment of Eleonora de Toledo. It too has a centre-front strip of embroidery. Bella Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

Re: [h-cost] OT: LJ/ blogspot/Yahoo360 etc.

2006-07-09 Thread Bella
from the mundane stuff. :-) I also like that I can 'friends lock' posts - most of my journal is friends locked so that nobody that I don't allow to can view those posts. Maybe it's the same on other blogs, but I don't know that for sure. Bella http://realm-of-venus.livejournal.com

Re: [h-cost] OT: LJ/ blogspot/Yahoo360 etc.

2006-07-10 Thread Bella
there who is not a complete stranger welcome me and show me wherethe 'locals' shop and eat. I'm looking forward to it a lot. :-) Bella --- Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Obviously many people on the net are into this, it's just not my cup of tea. Ever since I graduated from college

Re: [h-cost] Drea Leeds site

2006-10-02 Thread Bella
Here you go: http://www.elizabethancostume.net/ Anabella Wake (aka dona Bella Lucia da Verona) The Realm of Venus http://realmofvenus.renaissancewoman.net/ - Original Message From: Cascio Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Monday, 2 October, 2006 8:35:04

Re: [h-cost] my new dress

2006-10-15 Thread Bella
/ItalianShowcaseBooking.txt ...just in case you're interested. :-) Anabella Wake (aka Donna Bella Lucia da Verona) The Realm of Venus http://realmofvenus.renaissancewoman.net/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 8:11 PM Subject: [h-cost] my new dress All

Re: [h-cost] striped skirt

2006-12-03 Thread Bella
...as are the next...almost looks like corduroy, but is probably a voided velvet. http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/wardrobe/Marietta1580-90.jpg Hope that helps some. Bella The Realm of Venus http://realmofvenus.renaissancewoman.net/ Send instant messages to your online friends http

Re: [h-cost] Re: striped skirt

2006-12-05 Thread Bella
- Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 6 December, 2006 4:58:04 AM Subject: [h-cost] Re: striped skirt So, Bella, are those images all Italians? Much more specific than that - they are all Venetians - either from Venice

Re: [h-cost] Re: striped skirt

2006-12-05 Thread Bella
is another Italian example. I'm sure there are more out there, but as I said, anything not 16thc Venetian or Italian is not my forte. :-) Bella - Original Message From: Sue Clemenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] What about the occasional stripes showing up in the Manesse Codex? There's also

Re: [h-cost] Re: striped skirt

2006-12-08 Thread Bella
- Original Message From: Bella [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 6 December, 2006 2:08:48 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: striped skirt Snipped And yes, she is another Italian example. I'm sure there are more out there, but as I said, anything

Re: [h-cost] Help finding online resource

2007-01-24 Thread Bella
Hello Tania, is this what you're looking for? http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books.html Bella - Original Message From: Tania Gruning [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 24 January, 2007 11:11:33 PM Subject: [h-cost] Help finding

[h-cost] A New Book to Look Forward To. :-)

2007-03-01 Thread Bella
Rosalind Jones just a few hours ago. Tita is Margaret Rosenthal, both authors are professors of Comparative Literature...) Ah, Bella! Of course, Tita and I have seen your website. Nice to meet you, if only by email. Thames and Hudson will be the distributor of our book everywhere except

Re: [h-cost] A New Book to Look Forward To.

2007-03-02 Thread Bella
with others if there's interest. Bella - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 3 March, 2007 11:33:47 AM Subject: [h-cost] A New Book to Look Forward To. I had the opportunity to meet Margaret Rosenthal earlier this week and hear

Re: [h-cost] Finding shoes?

2007-05-06 Thread Bella
, but on occasion you may find black velvet ones. I don't know if there are other colours available though. Good luck! Bella The Realm of Venus http://realmofvenus.net Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com ___ h-costume

[h-cost] Slashed skirts (was 1620 dress images?)

2007-07-04 Thread Bella
://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/wardrobe/FrancoF1.jpg Bella The Realm of Venus http://realmofvenus.net Yahoo!7 Mail has just got even bigger and better with unlimited storage on all webmail accounts. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail

Re: [h-cost] Slashed skirts (was 1620 dress images?) a new question about th is...

2007-07-05 Thread Bella
is an idea that I've heard put forward before! :-) Bella - Original Message From: Melody Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 5 July, 2007 3:40:04 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Slashed skirts (was 1620 dress images?) a new question about th

Re: [h-cost] Looking for detail of image ca. 1510

2007-08-17 Thread Bella
/bartolomeo.jpg A link to the message itself: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Italian_Renaissance_Costuming/message/4998 Bella, The Realm of Venus I'm doing the World Vision 40 Hour Famine this year! Please visit... http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/40HourFamine2007.htm ...to find out

Re: [h-cost] Looking for detail of image ca. 1510

2007-08-17 Thread Bella
in this period (early 16th century)? I'm not sure if I'm correctly remembering a reference to gold coated/plated/covered silver, akin to our moderm vermeil. Bella, The Realm of Venus I'm doing the World Vision 40 Hour Famine this year! Please visit... http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net

Re: [h-cost] Looking for detail of image ca. 1510

2007-08-17 Thread Bella
! That would work a treat. :-) Bella Sick of deleting your inbox? Yahoo!7 Mail has free unlimited storage. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/unlimitedstorage.html

Re: [h-cost] Looking for detail of image ca. 1510

2007-08-17 Thread Bella
, and I'm glad it's been of help, but it was Salvi's scan to begin with, she deserves the thanks. :-) Bella Sick of deleting your inbox? Yahoo!7 Mail has free unlimited storage. http://au.docs.yahoo.com

Re: [h-cost] Re: Painting ID?

2008-03-19 Thread Bella
Agnolo Bronzino, c1528 -32, Royal Collection, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/theartofitaly/object.asp?row=13exhibs=CITAFLOROitem=14 Bella The Realm of Venus http://realmofvenus.net - Original Message From: Robin Netherton [EMAIL

Re: [h-cost] Update on Medieval Clothing Textiles

2008-04-29 Thread Bella
). That’s roughly 40 percent off list price. /snip Hi Robin, do you happen to know if the set is going to be sold via Amazon.com at all? I've just looked and they have the individual books, but not yet the set. Bella Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address

Re: [h-cost] Update on Medieval Clothing Textiles

2008-04-30 Thread Bella
for shipping), instead of the $106 US dollars/$113 Aussie dollars (including $12 shipping) it would cost me via Amazon. So, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed on that one. :-) Bella Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

Re: [h-cost] What in the world? Odd 16th C. child's skirt

2008-05-04 Thread Bella
should be split, with a forepart? Would trim really have been applied diagonally and interrupted? I think it's an optical illusion. What at first looked to me like an opening in the skirt, I now believe to be a blackworked handkercheif/small towel pinned to the waist. Bella The Realm

Re: [h-cost] Janet Arnold Image

2008-05-09 Thread Bella
this one: http://www.vivahotels.com/images/news_images/janet-arnold/Janet-Arnold-1.jpg   From here: http://www.vivahotels.com/uk/events/costume-colloquium-a-tribute-to-janet-arnold.htm    Bella The Realm of Venus http://realmofvenus.net Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail

Re: [h-cost] Clothing of the Renaissance World

2008-06-13 Thread Bella
Habiti Antichi  et Moderni by Margaret F. Rosenthal Ann Rosalind Jones (Thames   Hudson, 2008) ISBN 978-0500514269.  *Only* $91.25!  ;-) Suzanne Whoa! Thank goodness I pre-ordered it a while back when it was listed at $78.75!     Bella The Realm of Venus http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net

Re: [h-cost] JA POF 4

2008-11-07 Thread Bella
saying I got mine yesterday and - this book is awesome! It is totally droolworthy. Bella :-) Find your perfect match today at the new Yahoo!7 Dating. Get Started http://au.dating.yahoo.com/?cid=53151pid=1012 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] What book do you want to see in your Christmas stocking?

2010-12-11 Thread Bella
it internationally. Thanks to a friend of mine in the US who agreed to receive it from the seller and ship it on to me it will be here in a few days. I can't open it until Christmas though - the kids would kill me. :-) Bella http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net

[h-cost] Correcting 'Moda a Firenze' information (was Textiles Offers)

2011-10-09 Thread Bella
Hello all, I thought I should share with you some information regarding the book mentioned below (Moda a Firenze 1540 - 1580 Cosimo I de Medici's Style). I have been in communication with the publisher since January awaiting the publication of this book. The publisher has kindly sent me an

Re: [h-cost] Costuming presents and a question

2011-12-27 Thread Bella
in the webbing department lately. I will remedy this ASAP. :) Lady Bella Lucia da Verona (Anabella Wake) The Realm of Venus @ RenaissanceItaly.net ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Costuming presents and a question

2011-12-27 Thread Bella
From: Catherine Olanich Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Bella ran two contests this year--one for complete costumes and one for accessories.  So she's still happy to display costumes on her website, she just hasn't gotten a lot of costumes for the Showcase, for some