The language of the papers vary in each NESAT volume. Most papers are in
English or German, though I can think of one in Spanish.
Beth
At 06:42 AM 7/10/2005, you wrote:
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 14:03:08 +1000
From: Tyghra na Tintagel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for clearing that up Beth! I was
Interesting forensic info.
His forensic investigation revealed that Cosimo I's wife Eleonora da
Toledo (1522-1562), beautifully portrayed by Agnolo Bronzino in a painting
on display at the National Gallery in Prague, was five feet tall (1.58
meter), had a protruding chin, twisted legs,
Yes, it is interesting the different views published of objective facts.
Bizarre? Unfortunately, it seems such a common problem in research.
To bring this back to textiles and costume:
We were unable to make it to Scandinavia on this trip (just not enough
time), so we went to the UK again.
I have been requested to cross post this to the list. Hope that someone can
help her out.
Beth
At 03:09 PM 9/29/2005, you wrote:
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:03:47 -
From: Maura Folsom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: HELP! I need a substitute to teach at KWCS
I'm afraid that I'm not going to
Marc,
A photograph of an exhibit of Byssus (including the mollusk, filaments, and
sleeves made from it) is reproduced on page 114 of
Les Etoffes: Dictionnaire Historique by Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier B.
Berthod,. 420 pages, 9 1/2 X 12 1/2 ISBN: 2859171754 (my copy is the
1994 edition but
My favorite example of ric-rac is the decoration on Bia's dress (daughter
of Cosimo I Medici, Eleanora's step-daughter) in the portrait by Bronzino.
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/art/b/bronzino/1/bia.jpg
Beth Matney
At 08:22 AM 10/21/2005, you wrote:
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:10:55 -0700
From:
You may also like this one (a bit later) at the Victoria and Albert Museum
http://images.vam.ac.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXSESSION_=submit-button=searchsearch-form=main/index.html
Object Jacket
Date ca. 1625-1650
Techniques Hand-knitted in silk and silver-gilt wrapped silk, and lined
with linen
Thank you for that information. It's what I needed to know. The book price
isn't too bad (about $50), but what I'm looking for is a corpus of his
portrait works with good color and resolution, so I think that I'll pass
this one up. I have most of the paintings, but they're scattered around in
Thanks. I think I have the Carpaccio. I'll have to pick up a copy of the
Bronzino.
Do you know of a good Antonis Mor van Dashorst (Sir Anthony More, Antonio
Moro) volume? The only thing that I've found seems to be from 1934
published by Nouvelle Societe d'Editions, Bruxelles.
Beth Matney
The book is truly excellent, but it is small (114 pages and with 115 bw
plates). Though it is frequently cited, there is some criticism that it
makes excessive use of allegorical paintings. I would gladly buy a reprint
at a more reasonable price. It is readily available via ILL.
Beth Matney
There are a limited number of copies of NESAT 6 available from Lena Falk at
the Archaeology Dept of the Goteborgs Univeritet even though it is listed
as out of print at the bookshop: http://www.hum.gu.se/ark/.
You can contact her at lena.falk AT archaeology.gu.se
Hope that this is of
The quote below is the earliest dating that I have heard for knitting and
crochet in Northern Europe. Can anyone confirm or deny using other
archaeological sources? There is, of course, the possibility of translation
error in the article and that they are referring to naalbinding or some
other
Thank you, Robin! I'll try and find her. She probably has already resolved
the question.
Beth
At 10:17 AM 11/10/2005, you wrote:
I would also encourage you to contact Anne Marie Haymes, an American
researcher who is a naalbinding specialist and has seen many of these
items. (Anne Marie is
Has anyone seen this book or a review (preferably in English)?
Le Vêtement: Histoire, archéologie et symbolique vestimentaires au Moyen
Age (Cahiers du Léopard d'or) 332 pages Publisher: Léopard d'or (1989)
Language: French ISBN: 2863770896
The title sounds interesting...
Beth Matney
Oh that hurts. I had a bad one on concrete about a month ago.
Please let me know which one you have. I've been collecting quite a bit on
archaeological textiles and costumes (SCA period), but need more on France.
Take care.
Beth
At 10:32 AM 12/17/2005, you wrote:
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005
Hi Rose,
Thanks for the info. I know how the real world can do!
Take care.
Beth
At 08:53 AM 1/4/2006, you wrote:
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:22:01 +
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Beth,
Sorry for the delay, mundane life got a hold of me. :-) The book I
have is:
Le Costume - De
Thanks for checking..
Beth
At 08:53 AM 1/4/2006, you wrote:
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:26:34 -0600
From: Charlene Charette [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I did a quick check of Worldcat. The only book by those authors I found
is titled Histoire du costume. The only copy is in Brussels and the
entry lists
Thank you for posting this. I've downloaded and expanded the zip and have
begun page separation and image restoration. I look forward to your
translation.
The images are in jpeg format, which is already compressed. There was
little size benefit putting it in a zip file, though it does make it
I am trying to help a friend find documentation for Soutache Braid in the
16th century. Does anyone know of an existing example or of good examples
in period portraits?
Drea, you mentioned using it in your webpage on ruffs:
http://costume.dm.net/ruffmake.html
Thanks.
Beth Matney
Bjarne,
A superior mass produced leather purse would cost you $100 on up
here. Something of made with the quality of materials and your level of
craftsmanship should sell for that easily in the right market. If I had the
need (and the budget), I would not hesitate to buy for an instant.
Dupioni tends to be a bit stiffer than noil. Silk noil is traditionally
used for the flag of Japan.
Beth
At 06:15 PM 1/29/2006, you wrote:
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:02:57 +
From: Jean Waddie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If it's going on the battlefield and possibly getting wrapped around
armour
I remember hearing a rumor that the volume 4 (textile finds) of
Osebergfundet was written but never published.. does anyone know the status
of that project?
Beth
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I haven't been following this thread, but this sounds very similar to what
is known as fish tape used by electricians to fish (pull) a wire
through a conduit (tubing). These are rolls of spring wire (flat with
rounded edges) that come in a case with reel in 5'0', 100' 200' lengths.
The Romanesque period costume is particularly hard to document. In central
Europe this is the time of the Ottonians (successors to
Charlemagne). There are many textile fragments and a few existing garments
from this period. Check Bender-Jorgenson for the textiles, Marc Calson's
pages for
I have the book. It just came in last week and I haven't had a chance to
read it yet. It's a small book without terribly many pictures. Not a dress
or costume manual... much more into theory.
Beth
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:39:18 -0500
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [h-cost] Byzantine Dress
I have been cataloging my reference collection on librarything.
You can see the Costume books (103 titles) at:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=costumeview=Castlegrounds
Textiles (113 titles) at:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=textilesview=Castlegrounds
Archaeology (108
Yeh, I promised myself for years too, then a friend told me about
librarything. So I'm slowly going through my library and writing the ISBN
numbers on a pad for 20 -30 books at a time, shelf by shelf. With all the
resources that Librarything can access, it's really not too bad. The books
Does anyone know when French seams were introduced? I haven't been able
to find an existing example in the SCA period (prior to 1600).
Thanks.
Beth
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 06:44:09 -0500
From: Five Rivers Chapmanry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
The fabrics I choose are mostly natural fibre,
At Sat, 25 Feb 2006 09:57:19 Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Librarything system is easy, because you can just click on something
to add it. However, I don't want any of my data stored on someone
else's machine, and therefore be dependent on their backup system, site
availability,
is at http://www.sewneau.com/how.to/french.seam.html
Beth
At 06:06 PM 2/25/2006, you wrote:
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 09:10:47 -0800
From: Heather Rose Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]d
On Feb 25, 2006, at 7:27 AM, Beth and Bob Matney wrote:
Does anyone know when French seams were introduced? I haven't
been
Thanks Suzi. I would appreciate it.
Beth
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:10:34 +
From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have a net Spencer from about the same sort of date. Probably
English, but I seem to remember that the seams were finished. Some
were bound, I'm sure. Would you like me to look
No , but I happened across a lovely folding fan from late Roman in N.
England at the Yorkshire Museum in York. I think that I have a picture
around here somewhere if anyone is interested.
Beth
At 10:09 AM 3/4/2006, you wrote:
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 23:39:13 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does
Just got a new catalog of the exhibit Mit grossen Freuden, Triumph and
Kostlichkeit in today. Item #31 (pp80-81) is a lovely gold on blue Brise
Fan (Italian) from the beginning of the 17th century (Inventory # R6125).
The book is:
Textile Schätze Aus Renaissance Und Barock Aus Den Sammlungen
I believe that the correct URL is:
http://www.vertetsable.com/research_freyle.htm
Beth
At 03:49 AM 3/10/2006, you wrote:
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:01:04 -0800 (PST)
From: Esperanza de Navarra [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 16th Century Spanish patterns
I found this neat site for those of you
I also have a copy of Sofonisba Anguissola - First Great women Artist of
the Renaissance which is the English translation of:
Sofonisba Anguissola - Femme Peintre de La Renaissance by Ilya Sandra
Perlingieri Liana Levi Editeur, Paris (1992) pp.223, ills..
Has anyone seen the one by Flavio
My family's been here forever it seems. Most recent is over 200
years. Real American mongrels, but they've always been in the south
states (Virginia, N. Carolina to Texas and south) and on the current
frontier. We've always joked that if they lived in the southern United
States 200 years
I had ordered my copy from Thomas Heneage Art Books in London (40 GBP) as I
didn't find it in the States. I'll have to keep a closer eye on that dealer.
I also broke down and ordered (from another source):
Nouveau Recueil des Comptes de l'Argenterie des Rois de France, publiés
pour la Société
I ordered Material culture in London in an age of transition: Tudor and
Stuart period finds c. 1450 - c. 1700 from Excavations at Riverside sites
in Southwark by Geoff Egan on 10/18/05 from DBBC
The Tutor Tailor is due out in April. I ordered mine 1/30/06 directly
from the author.
I have
One that I'm REALLY eager to get is the one on the Oseberg textiles.
Supposedly it's at the printers and due out sometime in May according to
(someone else's reading of) this article:
http://www.aftenposten.no/fakta/innsikt/article1248828.ece
Unfortunately, I don't read Norwegian and
Thanks Fran. I'll give them a try.
Beth
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:10:00 -0800
Fred Struthers of R. L. Shep gets in a lot of foreign publications and
is usually interested in hearing about new ones of interest to
costumers. In other words, if he thinks some other customers will want
it, in
Thanks, Bjarne. I would really appreciate any information that you could
find on this book! As the book is not out yet, I tried to find a
forthcoming publications for Univ. of Oslo, but was not successful.
Beth
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 21:29:22 +0100
From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL
I received this reply from the author of the newspaper article. The book is
real!!!
Beth
At 10:54 AM 3/20/2006, you wrote:
Dear Beth
The book will be published in May this year, not by a publishing company
but by the museum itself - Kulturhistorisk Museum, Oslo. Title and ISBN
not yet known.
OK, here's the details on the book. As they are from Arne Emil Christensen,
I tend to trust them. I'm still awaiting details on how to order.
Beth Matney
1) Title will be: Osebergfunnet IV - Tekstilene (The Oseberg find -
The textiles)
2) Will be published around May 6th 2006.
3)
I hope so also. In the other four volumes of the Osebergfunnet, certain
sets had very good English summaries.
Beth
At Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:41:02 +, Caroline wrote:
That is great news. I hope there will be a reasonable amount of it in
English.
On 20/03/06, Beth and Bob Matney [EMAIL
An effective way to eliminate odors in books (tobacco smoke or musty) is to
place the book in a sealed plastic bag with (unused) cat litter. Check it
periodically and when you no longer detect the offensive odor, remove and
let air. The cat litter will absorb the odors and any moisture.
Beth
My copy arrived here in Arkansas today. Excellent book!
Beth
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If memory serves, I believe that houndstooth twill is in:
North European Textiles Until AD 1000 by Lise Bender Jorgensen. Aarhus Univ
Pr (1992), Hardcover ISBN 8772884169
I can check for you tomorrow if needed.
Beth
At 01:00 PM 4/9/2006, you wrote:
Message: 9
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:18:33
Thanks Robin. Oh well, the facts of life in the publishing industry.
BTW Amazon told me that my copy of your book (2) was shipped Saturday.
Beth
At 09:02 AM 4/24/2006, you wrote:
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:16:05 -0500 (CDT)
From: Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [h-cost] Update on
I am on Digest, so someone else may have already answered your question,
but just in case.. There are four books being discussed in this thread.
Three are currently available (and I have received my copies):
Medieval Clothing and Textiles 2 (Medieval Clothing and Textiles)
by Robin Netherton
Cathy,
I would certainly be interested in your list!
Beth
At 05:07 AM 4/28/2006, you wrote:
I can certainly come up with a list, but I'd probably forget some of the 16th
C ones as they are less interesting to me personally. On the other hand, you
may not care about some of the Migration
I received a reply today from Jorun Grønli Kruse (Kulturhistorisk museum,
Universitetet i Oslo). Payment must be by electronic funds transfer to
their bank's Swift account. Payment must be in Norway Kroners. When their
bank approves payment, they will send the book.
International EFT's are
/shop.ordercreate.action?project=1782 And asked if it
would it be possible to arrange to take orders through them.
Hopefully something will be worked out.
Beth
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 17:06:44 +0200
From: G.Vinje [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 09 May 2006 08:36:18 -0500, Beth and Bob Matney
[EMAIL PROTECTED
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 17:24:28 -0700
From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think Fred Struthers/Books on Cloth is looking into it; I asked him to
get it for me anyway. His email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fran
They said credit card orders were not possible, but they will accept checks
or cash
I talked to Fred (seems like a nice guy), but he doesn't know what he will
charge yet (with currency exchange and shipping to him) and then I'd have
shipping from him as well... and I hate to wait...
I need to get his list. He probably has other things that I want.
Beth
At 07:16 AM
I'll check into them, but they want the check on a Norway bank. Thanks.
Beth
At 07:16 AM 5/11/2006, you wrote:
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 16:14:09 -0500 (CDT)
From: Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 10 May 2006, Beth and Bob Matney wrote:
They said credit card orders were not possible
Unfortunately, IMO's are not accepted... Thanks for the idea though.
Beth
At 07:16 AM 5/11/2006, you wrote:
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 07:33:42 -0300
From: Kelly Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Beth, can you do an International money order? Your bank should be able to
do this for you for a much smaller
Thanks, Gunvor. I've talked to Jorun Grønli Kruse [EMAIL PROTECTED]
as was told that they do not accept credit cards.. even in person. The
museum requires EFT, check on a Norway bank or cash in NOK. Please keep us
informed about the uni bookshop as you hear what the price would be.
Beth
This is a bit early for my interests, but I thought that I'd pass it on:
The Brauron Clothing Catalogues: Text, Analysis, Glossary and Translation
by Liza Cleland
Description: Liza Cleland's study of Greek clothing led her inevitably to
the Brauron Catalogues-inscriptions of great significance
This book is being offered at a very good pre-order discount by Amazon..
$81.90 (list price $130).
The book is due out next month (July 30): 500 pages, 560 Illustrations. I
pre-ordered a copy.
Beth
The following is the publisher's information:
http://www.archetype.co.uk/
Natural Dyes by
Sure. Forward as much as you wish. Most of the email was the publisher's info.
wicked evil grin Books are my major weakness (though you should see the
size of my fabric stash). I'm perfectly willing to help spread the disease...
Beth
At 01:01 PM 6/13/2006, you wrote:
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006
My copy of the Oseberg Textiles book arrived today. I have just finished my
first pass through, looking at the illustrations and reading the English
summary in the back. I am extremely happy with it. It contains much that I
have not seen before (even though I also have the Sofie Kraft book of
Dear Julian,
Unfortunately, we are not going to the UK this year, but this exhibit in
Manchester looks quite interesting:
Clothing Culture: Dress in Egypt in the First Millennium AD
Thanks for the additional details, Robin. I have an email to the Whitworth
already on the way...
Beth
Clothing Culture: Dress in Egypt in the First Millennium AD
I'll have to track down a copy of the catalogue!
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:00:45 -0500 (CDT)
From: Robin Netherton
I have a
Hi Bjarne!
Nice to see back on the list. Hot here also.. that's why we leave for
Copenhagen on 25 August! ;) When and where is the exhibit? Our primary
interests are a bit earlier, but it sounds interesting. We'll only be in
Denmark for a week before we have to leave for Sweden and then
Thank you Bjarne. I will certainly try to get to it.
Beth
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 20:13:04 +0200
From: Bjarne og Leif Drews
Hi,
I read in an antique magazine about the exhibition. It says the exhibition
is on now and last the rest of this year.
Its at Rosenborg Pallace in the heart of
Eva,
When and where will your work on this be published? Will it be available in
English?
Beth Matney
At 08:46 AM 8/17/2006, you wrote:
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:13:12 +0200
From: Eva Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The thread in the Bocksten Bog man's costume did NOT survive. It was
therefore
I look forward to seeing the Bocksten book. Please keep us informed as the
project progresses and now I have to find a copy of your dissertation!
Beth
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:30:09 +0200
From: Eva Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I recently got the question when my research on the Bocksten
Angela,
When I contacted them last month, they replied that one could not order
online, but that you could call their gift shop and order via phone with a
credit card. See the message below..
I have not done so as yet.
Beth
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the Clothing Culture
I've been meaning to this for awhile. I would certainly be interested in
seeing your counts.
I was at Birka (Sweden) a week ago and they had a dark blue worsted twill
fabric sample (and a handwoven bolt reproduced.. that could be handled)
that was fine. They said that it was quite common in
Robin,
I have these on order. I'll call DBBC and see what's holding them up. The
price was good so I ordered them in hopes
Beth
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:26:55 -0500 (CDT)
From: Robin Netherton
Does anyone have either of these books? Can you tell me if they contain
much useful
I just got a note from the publisher that this is scheduled to be published
May 2007.
Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII by Maria Hayward. Maney Pub. (2006).
Clothbound with full colour dustjacket, ca 384 pages with ca 150 bw and 30
colour illustrations. ISBN 1 904350 70 4.
No Idea as yet. I'll post to the list when I find out more.
Beth Matney
At 01:00 PM 10/2/2006, you wrote:
Any idea how much the book will cost? I'd like to put my name on the
reserve list, but I don't want to feel obligated to buy a $200 book!
-E House
I have purchased books from both Fred Struthers and www.nordicartbooks.com
. The last time I talked to Fred, he was hesitant to carry the book because
of the expense and limited market.
I could not find the book on Lena's website, so you will probably need to
email her, if you are interested.
The following conference is going on this week. I do hope that the
proceedings will be published!
Beth Matney
Fashion and Clothing in Late Medieval Europe
16th 18th November 2006, in Riggisberg (Switzerland)
Conference organized in cooperation with the Department of Medieval History
at the
I thought that this catalogue of needlebound artefacts would be of interest:
http://www.dueppel.de/nadelbind/nadelbkat.htm
Their bibliography is at http://www.dueppel.de/nadelbind/bibliographie.htm
Beth Matney
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Garments of Margaretha Franciska Lobkowicz née Dietrichstein (15971617)
April 13thDecember 31st, 2006 Main building of UPM -
Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague
http://www.upm.cz/index.php?language=enpage=123year=2006id=56img=512
I have written to inquire about a catalog to the exhibit.
Beth
Bjarne,
My interests pretty much begin with late Roman and stop with 1600 or
slightly later, so that's what I look for. I see a lot of things for later
(18th century is your time?) . I'll try to remember to pass them on also. I
think that I just assumed that you were already more aware of
Does someone have access to:
Late Viking Age and Medieval Waterford: Excavations 1986-1992 (Hardcover)
by Maurice F. Hurley, Orla M.B. Scully, Sarah W.J. McCutcheon, S. Durack
(Illustrator), G. O'Neill (Illustrator) Institute of Public Administration
(Oct 1997) ISBN: 1872002986
It is out of
I would much prefer to add the book to my collection of archeology reports.
I ordered the book from Amazon-UK last year... and after many delays, they
finally cancelled my order saying that the book was unavailable. Up until
last month, there was a copy at a bookseller in Ireland.. I just could
Yes, I'm trying to pin down the horizontal loom with more than just the
manuscript illumination that is commonly shown, using the boat shuttle as
an indicator.
So far I've found one (modern pattern) in Novgorod archeology in the 14th
C. and one was found in France at Lake Paladru
For those awaiting (such as I am) Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII,
the publisher has informed me that the release date has been delayed to May
2007.
Beth
Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII by Maria Hayward. Maney Pub. ().
Clothbound with full colour dustjacket, ca 384 pages with ca
There are existing striped Spanish (royal) garments from Museo de Telas
Medievales. These are a bit earlier that those Italian being discussed
(some back to the 13C).
See:
Vestiduras ricas : el Monasterio de las Huelgas y su época, 1170-1340 : del
16 de marzo al 19 de junio de 2005 Madrid:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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