Re: [h-cost] Iron age tunic found in melting snow.

Marianne Vedeler (University of Oslo, Museum of Cultural History) has uploaded a paper on Academia.edu: Out of the Norwegian glaciers: Lendbreen - a tunic from the early first millennium AD. Antiquity 87 (2013): 788-801

[h-cost] Looking for textile, costume needlework museums near Leeds, Durham or York

I will be leaving for Edinburgh and that area in three weeks myself... so definitely interested as well. First the bad news: The Durham Cathedral Treasures exhibit area is closed and the textiles that were on display (St. Cuthbert) are in storage for an indefinite period. Now the good

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 11, Issue 154

I posted this on the MEDTC elist awhile back (Sept 15, 2010): Bras in the 15th century? A Preliminary Report Beatrix Nutz http://www.nesat.org/abstracts/lecture_nutz.pdfhttp://www.nesat.org/abstracts/lecture_nutz.pdf This was a paper to be presented at the last NESAT conference (XI). I was

Re: [h-cost] From the Artbooks catalog

It's all new work. Articles are still being edited. I would suspect the publishing date of next year is a bit optimistic. Part of the LEXIS project. Beth At 01:00 PM 6/4/2010, you wrote: Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:19:04 -0700 From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com To: h-cost...@indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Medieval Garments Reconstructed: Norse Clothing Patterns

Michelle, I think that you are the one who did the translation? So you should know I had heard last month (second hand from Else Ostergard) that it would be out in June. One can hope... Not the longest that I've waited for a book. The Oseberg textiles wins that one, though the one on

Re: [h-cost] Shirone gown

No, there isn't much out there. At my visit, I spoke with museum curatorial staff. I asked for copies of any conservation reports on the gown that they had, but they said that they could not find any. They had a new textile conservator, but her office is at the other museum (Barracks) and

Re: [h-cost] Really close up of Charles du Blois Purpoint?

Saragrace, I have some closeups that clearly show the textile. I can sent you (offlist) a full frontal at 3MB for the jpg or just a detail of the pattern unit as a much smaller file. Beth Matney Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:40:08 -0700 From: Saragrace Knauf wickedf...@msn.com Subject:

Re: [h-cost] new book

I have a copy of this volume. It is quite good. Been planning to get a copy of the earlier volume. Volume 3 is forthcoming. Beth At 08:17 AM 4/4/2009, you wrote: Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 For those interested in really early costume:

Re: [h-cost] Court Pomp and Royal ? Versailles

There are two things going on in Paris this Spring/Summer.. a symposium and the exhibit...see below. Beth Matney Material Visual Cultures of Dress in European Courts (1300-1815)- Château de Versailles (France) - 4-5-6 June 2009 An international symposium devoted to the material and visual

[h-cost] women's costume late 13thC

Hey guys, I thought that you may find these two portraits interesting: http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z123/Castlegrounds/Portraits/pg92detail.jpg http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z123/Castlegrounds/Portraits/pg93detail.jpg Note the cut of the sideless surcote and the minimal

Re: [h-cost] women's costume late 13thC

It is interesting that all of the women's portraits of both manuscripts (the few that were there) show this. Much more variation in headgear in the men's portraits. Informal settings? Maybe to show an unconventional lifestyle? Hippies of the 13th C? Beth Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:31:38

Re: [h-cost] women's costume late 13thC

These are from two different manuscript copies (the BNE Ms. francais 854 Chansonnier provencal I and the BNE Ms. francais 12473 Chansonnier provencal K.. from copies in France)... but I would also like to see additional. I have a copy of the Maciejowski Bible and am looking for other images.

Re: [h-cost] women's costume late 13thC

Yes, I was a bit sloppy calling this a GFD. Sorry. Only the elbow to wrist is closely fitted and buttoned. The rest is the standard loose 'tunica' of rectilinear construction. You can see some seam evidence (where the arms are attached) in some of the images. Beth Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008

[h-cost] French titles - Mediaeval costume and textiles

Thanks. I have the English translation, but I was a bit unhappy with it. Beth At 01:00 PM 11/1/2008, you wrote: Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:40:01 - From: Viv Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] You might be interested in this book - although it covers a much wider period it has a good mediaeval

[h-cost] New books

The following two books have been released and are now shipping from Amazon-UK. (My copies are on the way...) The Clothing of the Renaissance World: Europe Asia Africa The Americas: Cesare Vecellio's Habiti Antichi Et Moderni by Ann Jones, Margaret F. Rosenthal Hardcover: 560 pages Thames

[h-cost] French titles - Medieval costume and textiles

From Beth Matney: I am building a wish list of books from France for my reference collection. I already have some titles (other than those listed below... either in French or translation) and would appreciate comments on the following (and suggestions of others). Thanks. Pinasa, Delphine.

Re: [h-cost] scholarly historical costume list

Yes, there are several that you may be interested in. MEDTC-DISCUSS [EMAIL PROTECTED] (approval required... to keep the spammers away) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (edited version of above.. newsletter only list.. cannot post directly) I started these almost a year ago, but the majority of the posts

Re: [h-cost] French titles - Medieval costume and textiles

Thank you very much for the info. Beth At 05:58 PM 10/31/2008, you wrote: Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:14:04 -0400 From: Audrey Bergeron-Morin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, I can't tell you much about many of those, but I do have a few comments: Greimas, Algirdas Julien. Ancien fran?ais: [la langue

Re: [h-cost] French titles - Medieval costume and textiles

Thanks Robin, Thanks, I'll look for the German edition. (I do a bit better with German) Beth At 05:58 PM 10/31/2008, you wrote: Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:46:15 -0500 From: Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audrey Bergeron-Morin wrote: Pernoud, Regine. Visages de femmes au Moyen age.

Re: [h-cost] What to see in the UK

Just returned form Ireland. Museum of Ireland - Archaeology (Kildare St, Dublin) has the Shinrone gown and men's clothing from bogs on display in a room off the 1st floor. late 16th/ early 17th C. also some things in the medieval section on the 2nd floor. Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts

Re: [h-cost] Need help Norway 1879-1890

Even though these are from Denmark, you might find them of use: http://www.dragt.dk/dragt-journal/dragtjournalen.html Beth At 01:00 PM 8/1/2008, Kate wrote: Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:47:09 -0400 From: Kate Pinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will be doing Ibsen's Doll's House and Hedda Gabler this

Re: [h-cost] Farthingale thoughts

for more images see: Anderson, Ruth Matilda. Hispanic Costume, 1480-1530. Hispanic notes monographs. New York: Hispanic Society of America, 1979. ISBN:0875351263 9780875351261 OCLC:4858873 http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=isbn%3A0875351263 Note that the shape is different from the later cone

Re: [h-cost] new elist for research in Textiles and Clothing

I have received several requests to join MEDTC-DISCUSS since I posted the announcement here. Most I accepted, but a few I rejected. This was not personal. I simply could not determine who they were or where they heard about the list and I was concerned about spam. Try again. If you are on

[h-cost] new elist for research in Textiles and Clothing

As you know, it is a bit difficult to keep up with the literature, conferences, symposia, etc. in the field of textiles and clothing from the post-Roman through the early modern periods (500-1600CE). It is a field spanning many disciplines in many languages with the indexing of the journals

[h-cost] Textile Society of America - 2008 Symposium

I thought that this might be of interest to others on the list. Textiles as Cultural Expressions: 11th Textile Society of America Biennial Symposium 2008 (Honolulu) September 24 – 27, 2008 http://www.textilesociety.org/symposia_2008.htm Preliminary Program as of March 3) - 832KB

[h-cost] NESAT X

The 10th NESAT Conference (Northern European Society for Archaeological Textiles) is going on this week (13-18 May 2008) in Copenhagen. You can download a schedule here http://ctr.hum.ku.dk/upload/application/pdf/f51d6748/Program%20May6.pdf The current anticipated date of publication is Spring

Re: [h-cost] Patterns of Fashion Volume 4: linen

Thank you Suzi, From Jenny Tiramani's web page, it looked like she had finished and it was in the hands of a publisher somewhere.. and I, too, was drooling. Beth Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:33:27 +0100 From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 22:20 29/04/2008, you wrote: Has anyone heard

Re: [h-cost] How Many Costume Books/Magazines/Photos Do You

Tabloid sized (13 by 19 inches) flatbed scanners are available and some photo or print shops have them (even here in Arkansas). These are capable of quite high resolutions.. but most work is still done at 300dpi (or less), due to large file sizes. Images larger than that are usually

Re: [h-cost] Patterns of Fashion Volume 4: linen

I just got this note in: The publisher is Macmillan and the publication date is 7th November 2008. I think it will be on Amazon for pre-orders soon, Regards, Jenny Tiramani Beth At 12:23 PM 4/30/2008, you wrote: Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:35:30 -0700 From: Wanda Pease [EMAIL PROTECTED] Several

[h-cost] Patterns of Fashion Volume 4: linen

Has anyone heard anymore about the publication below? Such as publisher and a real date? Jenny Tiramani is currently preparing Janet Arnold's book, Patterns of Fashion Volume 4 ; The cut and construction of linen shirts, smocks, neckwear, headwear accessories for men and women c.1540-1660

Re: [h-cost] h-cost] Vintage patterns and clothing, cigarette smoke

A trick that I learned from a used book dealer friend of mine: Place the books into an air tight bag (trash bag) with Kitty Litter. The amount of litter varies with the number of books and amount of smoke. Let sit, checking every month or so. The smoke smell will gradually be removed. Any

Re: [h-cost] How Many Costume Books/Magazines/Photos Do You Own

At 10:18 AM 4/24/2008, Penny Ladnier wrote: About how many costume/fashion related books or magazines do you own? current cataloged: 169 books with direct costume focus, large collection of textiles, art and manuscript facsim. with related info Mags: Costume (#6 to current) and misc others

Re: [h-cost] 14th C. hairnets

At 01:01 PM 2/12/2008, you wrote: Where did you find the addition information? Astrid It was posted by a member of another list (75 years) in response to my request for additional information from the original article in Waffen... (see bottom of photos for citation). I have not seen that

[h-cost] Re: Viking Women's Dress - New Discoveries

There has been a bit of discussion about this on the Norsefolk_2 list. Here is an image of her reconstruction: see bottom of http://www.uu.se/press/pm.php?id=48 http://www.newsdesk.se/pressroom/uu/image/view/pm_vikingakvinna1-5825 Beth At 01:01 PM 2/12/2008, you wrote: Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008

Re: [h-cost] 14th C. hairnets

Here's a bit more info: One of the nets is netted from 2-ply silk threads in green and white with arms embroidered in silk and gilt silver thread. The arms were embroidered on coarse linen ground and then sewn on to the net. The other net is made from narrow woven silk bands, white, with

[h-cost] 14th C. hairnets

Some friends asked me to upload these and I thought that some of you might be interested as well. Here are images of two hair nets 1st half of the 14th C. Note the 38 heraldic devices on this one. http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z123/Castlegrounds/hairnets/c48.jpg 2nd half of the 14th C

[h-cost] more Theses in the UK

I did a bit more literature search through Copac.. Here are some more that I found of interest. I think that another trip to London is in order... (my next scheduled is 2010 when the VA and the Ashmolean expansions are complete). grin Beth Shirazi-Mahajan, Faegheh. Costumes and textile

[h-cost] Costume related Thesis of interest

While I was browsing the British Library's Integrated Catalogue (using the search terms costume thesis), I ran across the following of interest. After several years of trying to interlibrary loan British theses and dissertations from every library in the state (universities and my local), I

[h-cost] Diversarum nationum habitus

I went looking for PIETRO BERTELLI's Diversarum nationum habitus (late 16th C Italian costume) and found several very interesting sites along the way. Ain't serendipity wonderful! Thought that I'd pass them along and the links to the images of Diversarum nationum habitus in case anyone else

[h-cost] Books: building a reference collection

I have been loading a catalog of our reference collection online at www.librarything.com (user Castlegrounds) You can see our textiles books at: http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=textilesview=Castlegrounds and the costume books at:

Re: [h-cost] Books: building a reference collection

You are most welcome Chris. If you come across a good reference that is not listed, please post to the list or me personally. Thanks, Beth At 04:47 PM 1/14/2008, you wrote: Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:07:58 -0800 (PST) From: Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Beth and Happy New Year! Thanks so

[h-cost] Re: NESAT IX

Hi Nancy, I'm glad that you found a copy. It is as good as ever. Yes, it is available from DBBC (I make it my mission to notify DBBC when the NESATs become available) but there is a pretty good markup on the price... they have to stay in business. smile It really wasn't too hard to order

Re: [h-cost] Articles from journal 'Costume' on-line

Hi Hilary, None of the universities in my part of the USA have access to the Maney journals of interest: Neither back issues, current subscriptions nor online. I am an old student (never quit studying!), now retired. To get the issues, I must subscribe personally. Maney is willing to sell me

Re: [h-cost] sewing needles

Bjarne, Here is a shop based in the UK that lists them http://www.craftonline.co.uk/83/shop.cfm Beth At 01:07 PM 11/28/2007, you wrote: Message: 9 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:56:21 +0100 From: Leif og Bjarne Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] sewing needles Hi. Suddently all the stores

Re: [h-cost] New Book on Silk Fabrics in Paintings

I have had it on order for about a month (Amazon had a very good pre-order discount). Though I have not seen it as yet, I have other things by Lisa and they are good. The publisher's page: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=978030070 FYI. you may also want to look through

RE: Costume journal was Re: [h-cost] Dress at the Court of

Thanks Wanda, Like everyone, I have a budget.. so journals (particularly the expensive Maney ones) are usually dropped in favor of books. Many look quite interesting.. if only I qualified for the student rate! Beth At 01:00 PM 11/17/2007, you wrote: Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:39:02 -0800

Re: [h-cost] Costume journal

Thanks Debbie. I've sent him an email. All the ones he has listed on his site, I have. Beth At 07:02 PM 11/16/2007, you wrote: Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:59:41 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't remember the numbers, but Paul Meekins had a load of these at the re-enactor's market last

Costume journal was Re: [h-cost] Dress at the Court of King Henry Viii

Suzi, I'm missing 1-5 and 39+ (need to re-up and get current) of Costume (Journal of the Costume Society). If you hear of someone with any of these for sale, please let me know! I'm also looking Textile History Vol 18 and Dress #26, 1999. (Journal of the Costume Society of America) Best

[h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 523

22:55:32 -0400 From: Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] NESAT 9 To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 On Monday 05 November 2007, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: My copy of NESAT 9 just arrived

[h-cost] NESAT 9

My copy of NESAT 9 just arrived. It has a long list of very interesting articles over a wide geographical area and time period (if there is interest, I will try to list the contents over the next few days). Beth ___ h-costume mailing list

[h-cost] Conference publication: Textiles and Text

Below is a conference proceedings that has several papers that look quite interesting. Wish that the price was a bit better though. Currently only available from the publisher and Amazon-UK... Beth Textiles and Text (Maria Hayward and Chris Bennett eds.) October 2007 The 3rd conference

[h-cost] Book: Ancient Textiles

I received my copy from DBBC this week of Gillis, Carole (ed.) Nosch, Marie-Louise (ed.) Ancient Textiles Production, Crafts and Society. United States: Oxbow Books/David Brown Book Co, 2007. ISBN 1842172026 from the conference http://www3.lu.se/klass/textiles/crossdisciplinary.html The

[h-cost] cloth and clothing in Britain c. 700-1450

Some of you may not be aware of the Lexis Project (see below). For more information: http://lexisproject.arts.manchester.ac.uk/ The first publication is now available (see below for complete info): Medieval Textiles of the British Isles AD 450-1100: An Annotated bibliography. by: Elizabeth

[h-cost] Romanian costume

I know how hard it is to find good information on c 15th C costume (beautiful embroidery by the way) from southeast Europe, so I thought that I'd pass this on: http://www.heritage.xtd.pl/pdf/full_marincas.pdf Beth ___ h-costume mailing list

[h-cost] Book: NESAT 9 is out!

I know that a few of you are interested in the NESAT (Northern European Society for Archaeological Textiles) Volume 9 is now available for order. http://www.archeotex.ch/aktuell.html I have ordered mine from the Swiss online bookseller.. but given the way the post usually works, you will

Re: [h-cost] Book: NESAT 9 is out!

I haven't found a full list but these are in it: Ulla Mannering with L. Ræder Knudsen, A Danish Early Germanic Iron Age Grave with Tablet Woven Cuffs Margarita Gleba with J.M. Turfa, Digging for archaeological textiles in museums: ‘New’ finds in the University of Pennsylvania

RE: [h-cost] Where to go to in Copenhagen

On display last year at the Danish National Historical Museum, there were some lovely copes and embroidery, some tapestries, Eric of Pommerania's belt (probably actually a woman's), some nice medieval shoes and pattens and some of the Greenland finds. I do not remember seeing the gloves.

[h-cost] book: Henry VIII costume

Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII by Maria Hayward Paperback ISBN: 1905981414 Pub. Date: October 28, 2007 http://www.maney.co.uk/search?fwaction=showfwid=766 I had an email from Janet Hague (Maney Publishers) today. She says that this is now published and available. Since the hardcover is

[h-cost] Danish Costume

Bjarne, You are probably already aware of the Costume Group of Danish Museums, but just in case: http://www.dragt.dk/index.eng.html Danish costume bibliography. http://www.dragt.dk/artikler/index.eng.html Beth ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] middle ages: braies for women?

extant from archaeology... male or female... but then there aren't many dresses either. So little evidence either way sigh Beth Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:27:45 -0400 From: Melanie Schuessler [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sep 14, 2007, at 4:41 PM, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: The Frauenhose von

Re: [h-cost] middle ages: braies for women?

I do not wish to imply that all women in all European cultures in all times wore some sort of pants under their dresses, but do wish to point out a few items still existing that no one has mentioned The leather bikinis (late Roman time period) found in London and on display at the Museum of

Re: [h-cost] Book: The Development of Costume, Naomi Tarrant

I have a copy, but it's been several years since I read it. Beth At 01:01 PM 8/6/2007, you wrote: Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:30:04 -0500 (CDT) From: Chiara Francesca [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Development of Costume, Naomi Tarrant is a book I am thinking of purchasing but it is over 40.00 where I am

Re: [h-cost] Article on Russian Viking-era find

Thanks Cathy! Beth At 03:16 PM 7/26/2007, you wrote: Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:47:47 -0400 From: Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Today on the World Wide Web I stumbled across an English summary by Australian reenactor Peter Beatson of a recent report in Russian, about a Viking

[h-cost] book finally arrived

Natural Dyes by Dominique Cardon Hardcover: 778 pages 560 Illustrations, Archetype (2007) ISBN: 190498200X It just got here! I originally pre-ordered it from Amazon in June of 2006.. and was cancelled. I then re-ordered it from Blackwell-UK... and was cancelled. I re-ordered it yet again..

Re: [h-cost] looking for hi-rez images

How Hi-res do you want? I don't know of any on the web, but I have some pretty large scans from various books. The Charles is 3 MB with 1-2 MB details. Beth At 03:49 PM 7/5/2007, you wrote: Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 13:17:29 -0700 From: Althea Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings all, I am

Re: [h-cost] Costumes in Madrid?

Suzi, Have you seen these? BURIAL CHURCHES OF SPANISH SOVEREIGNS http://homepage.mac.com/crowns/e/avgal.html Museo Iglesia del Salvador (Salvador Church Museum ) (Oña, Province: http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Destinos/Provincias/H/CW/0/Burgos.htm?Language=ENBurgos, Region:

[h-cost] new book

I received my copy of this from BN yesterday: Scott, Margaret. Medieval Dress Fashion. London: British Library, 2007. 208 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. hardcover. ISBN: 9780712306751 0712306757 OCLC: 76851681 List Price: $55.00 (but available at a good discount) This is a survey of European

Re: [h-cost] new book

2007 07:57:57 -0500 (CDT) From: Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: Scott, Margaret. Medieval Dress Fashion. ... An interesting tidbit is the derivation of scarlet as shorn cloth (ie. a fulled and shorn woolen cloth) on pg 19. John Munro

Re: [h-cost] book - Natural Dyes by Cardon

I had it on order at a substantially better price.. let's see if they honor the price on my original order. BTW other booksellers are still offering it at a pretty good price. Beth At 01:00 PM 6/16/2007, you wrote: Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:47:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Diana Habra [EMAIL

[h-cost] NESAT 9

Just to let you know, the editing of the last papers for NESAT 9 are nearing completion. I'll pass on how to get it when I know more. The NESAT 10 conference will be in Copenhagen on 14-17 May 2008. Deadline for submission of papers is 1st July 2007. http://ctr.hum.ku.dk/nesat/

[h-cost] book - Natural Dyes by Cardon

Finally published! ... but the booksellers are still waiting. Natural Dyes - sources, tradition, technology, science by Dominique Cardon ISBN: 190498200x http://www.archetype.co.uk/ click on 'recently published' I have had a copy on order from Blackwell for some time.. still waiting on a

[h-cost] upcoming book

Thought that this book (to be released November) might be of interest. I haven't seen a review as yet. Beth Title: The Worldwide History of Dress: the Origins of Fashion from the Paleolithic to the Present. Author: ANAWALT, PATRICIA R Price: $100.00 ($63.00 Amazon pre-order) ISBN:

[h-cost] Re: Perpignan cloth

Hi Kathy Cardon's book is excellent (makes me wish that I was fluent in French!) and covers an region of Europe that I have been having trouble finding info on. It is a very thick (661 pages) paperback with 21 references to Perpignan in the Index des noms de lieux and one perpagnani in

Re: [h-cost] Perpignan cloth

Hi Kathy, I ran into this about a year or so ago from the same source and couldn't find out any more info on it. I have a copy of Hoshino, Hidetoshi. L'arte della lana in Firenze nel basso Medioevo: il commercio della lana e il mercato dei panni fiorentini nei secoli XIII-XV. Biblioteca

RE: [h-cost]Authentic fabric widths

I'll check Arnold. Thanks to both of you for replying. I have an image in one of my books of a church in France where the yard stick is carved into the exterior wall. I do remember that English woolen broadcloth was about 2 yards wide and that various silks and silk velvets were in the range

Re: [h-cost]fabric widths (was Theater vs. Historic)

At 01:01 PM 5/4/2007, you wrote: Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 10:59:58 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip Always nice to change the subject line when the topic changes radically.;-) Yes, it is! I have been skipping posts on this topic (Theater vs. Historic) Does anyone have a good summary of

[h-cost] Re: h-cost] Update on Janet Arnold book

Thank you Suzi! Please keep us updated. Beth At 06:17 PM 4/22/2007, you wrote: Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:28:47 +0100 From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] There has been a rumour in the costume world here in England that Jenny Tiramani, formerly head of Costume at the Globe Theatre, had taken

Re: [h-cost] Medieval Dress and Fashion

I pre-ordered my copy last February from Amazon-CA (best price). I received a note from them yesterday saying that the order was delayed. Beth At 09:06 PM 4/4/2007, you wrote: Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:02:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Kimiko Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Medieval Dress

Re: [h-cost] New Henry VIII Dress Book

I've been monitoring this closely also. Prices are now up on the publisher's webpages http://www.maney.co.uk/search?fwaction=showfwid=649 They are saying September at £118.00/US$228.00 for hardcover and £48.00/US$96.00 for paperback. for Hayward's book. 488 pages with ca 172 black and white

Re: [h-cost] Re: robin's suggestion

I can attest to the comfort of this dress. I have been wearing this style for about 20 years in the SCA.. summer and winter in the South and over some fairly wide weight changes with minor adjustments. My first was with the cord (still have), but since have used straps. Beth At 02:10 AM

[h-cost] Re: h-cost] ISO Polish 16th-17th c. info and contact

This bibliography may help: http://www.faena.medievaltextiles.org/biblio.html Beth Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:30:33 -0600 From: Melanie Schuessler [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know someone who is having trouble finding sources for research Polish and Lithuanian dress 1550-1650. He has the Irina Turnau

Re: [h-cost] medieval book with pictures

You may also find this website from the Czech Republic of interest http://www.kostym.cz/Anglicky/obsah.htm Beth At 01:00 PM 2/25/2007, you wrote: Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:32:19 -0800 (PST) From: Zuzana Kraemerova [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for that link! I didn't know someone has done such a

Re: [h-cost] Early Medieval horisontal looms

Thank you very much. Any evidence helps! Beth Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:29:33 + (GMT) From: Lena [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Early Medieval horisontal looms A while ago, someone on this list asked for reference to a shuttle found in Waterford, Ireland. I've come across a completely

RE: [h-cost] looking for picture in color

Photographs are permitted at the Met. hint Unfortunately, I live too far (Arkansas) to run in and take some! I do have the big Met catalog.. I'll check it. Couldn't find the painting in Storia. Beth Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:13:12 -0500 From: monica spence [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Bjarne-- Yes,

RE: [h-cost] FW: Polistampa - 'Moda a Firenze 1540-1580' Reprint

David Brown http://www.oxbowbooks.com/ is very good to deal with, but so is Michael Shamansky http://www.artbooks.com/ Speaking of which, has anyone seen: Dalla testa ai piedi. Costume e moda in età gotica. Atti del Convegno di Studi, Trento, (From head to foot. Custom and fashion in the

Re: [h-cost] Romanesque costume

Thanks Robin, I have that article on my list! Beth Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:18:07 -0600 (CST) From: Robin Netherton I haven't seen the thesis and can't speak to it, but Jennifer Harris had an excellent article on 12th-century clothing in a collection of essays edited by my colleague Gale

[h-cost] Romanesque costume

I am considering ordering a photocopy of Romanesque-Byzantine Elements in French and English Dress 1050-1180 by Jennifer Harris. Univ. Manchester Ph.D Thesis (1977) Has anyone seen/read this Thesis? I am not able to ILL this in the US, so a copy would have to be ordered from the Univ. of

[h-cost] missing digest

For some reason I'm not getting the H-Costume Digests reliably. The problem began with h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 28 and they have since been coming in random order or missing completely. Could someone send h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 34 to me? Thanks. Beth

[h-cost] RE: [Schuette

Ooh... so this is the little bitty one! I haven't seen the big Daddy. Time to go library snooping again Thanks. Beth At 01:13 AM 12/31/2006, you wrote: Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:34:31 -0800 From: Wanda Pease [EMAIL PROTECTED] Which is the 336pp., 11.5 x 8.5. (29 colour plates and 463

[h-cost] RE: Schuette

I found these but could not find an English edition. Were these what you were talking about? Beth Gestickte Bildteppiche und Decken des Mittelalters by Schuette, Marie. Leipzig: K.W. Hiersemann, 1927. First edition. Cloth (hardback). Elephant Folio (51 cm). Illus. with 20 color and 42

[h-cost] CIETA Embroidery Newsletters

This site might be of interest: http://www.annatextiles.ch/newslet/newsint.htm Includes the CIETA Embroidery Newsletters from Dec. 1995 to Sept 2006 You might also find her home page http://www.annatextiles.ch/index.html of interest. Beth ___

[h-cost] book of interest

Has anyone seen this book? It's a bit expensive (even with the 10% discount from the publisher), so I would ILL Please note the comment about fictional fabrics: how artists catered for an audience that desired to have gold brocades depicted but did not always possess the financial means

[h-cost] Schuette was RE: question re: floss silks for embroidery

Which is the 336pp., 11.5 x 8.5. (29 colour plates and 463 in b/w). Praeger 1964 edition? Beth At 01:00 PM 12/30/2006, you wrote: Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:23:00 -0800 From: Wanda Pease [EMAIL PROTECTED] By Schuette do you mean the little Pictorial History of Embroidery or the

[h-cost] New book 14th C Italy

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

[h-cost] wool/worsted was Re: striped skirt

Not quite. It has to do with the fiber length and the way the fiber is prepared for spinning. Worsted was combed long staple and woolen was carded short staple that is spun to make thread. Because combing lays fibers along the length of the thread, it makes a stronger thread, but woolen can be

[h-cost] textiles was Re: striped skirt

Many cities, not just the Italian ones used color coded selvages.. and there were cases of other cities counterfeiting them. I believe I read about these in various economic history books studying the wool trade, probably Carus-Wilson or Bridbury. Lead cloth seals were also used to mark the

[h-cost] Re: Anglo-Saxon clothing book

I've had this on pre-order since April of 2005. Yes, 20 months! It has been delayed so many times that I was waiting until I had my copy before posting any more about it. David Brown Books (Oxbow) is discounting it for pre-orders. Beth At 01:00 PM 12/7/2006, you wrote: Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006

[h-cost] Re: Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII

They have told me that the price has not been set yet. Hopefully, they will realize that there is quite a market if the price is reasonable. Beth At 07:36 AM 12/6/2006, you wrote: Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:29:10 -0500 From: Susan B. Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quoting Beth and Bob Matney

[h-cost] Re: Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII

Cindy, I included the link in my original post. Sometimes things don't go through, so here it is again: http://www.maney.co.uk/search?fwaction=showfwid=649 Beth At 11:33 AM 12/6/2006, you wrote: Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:08:54 -0600 From: Abel, Cynthia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Who is the

[h-cost] Journals

Living in a rural area, one of things that I do not have access to are back issues of certain journals. If any of you have back issues of the following that they would like to sell, please contact me. 1) Costume: Journal of the Costume Society 2) Textile History 3) Archaeological Textiles

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