Mary G. Houston

Medieval Costume in England and France (eBook, ePUB)

The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This carefully researched volume offers lovers of both costume and the medieval period a meticulously researched and accurately detailed study of the clothing of the Middle Ages. Following an illuminating discussion of the style and construction of costumes worn in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, noted costume historian Mary G. Houston provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of actual apparel worn by all classes and sectors of society. Included are elaborate royal, academic, and legal costumes; Eucharistic vestments and garments of religious orders; working class apparel; civilian dress; and more. Also examined is a wide variety of accessories and ornaments, jewelry, armor, textiles, embroidery, coiffures, and other items.
The clear, succinct text is splendidly documented by 350 black-and-white line illustrations based on contemporary books and manuscripts as well as representations in paintings and sculpture. Indispensable for students of costume history, medievalists, illustrators, and fashion historians, Medieval Costume in England and France will delight anyone interested in the medieval period and its dress.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486141572
• Artikelnr.: 40022030

Inhaltsangabe

I. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIRTEENTH-CENTURY COSTUME Early Examples Mid -
Century Types Later Thirteenth-Century Types and Hoods II. REGAL COSTUME IN
THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY III. AN INTRODUCTION TO ECCLESIASTICAL COSTUME AND
THAT OF THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS The Eucharistic Vestments in Detail Costume of
the Religious Orders IV. CIVILIAN DRESS OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY V. ARMOUR
IN THIRTEENTH CENTURY AND DETAILS FROM METAL ORNAMENTS Thirteenth-Century
Armour VI. THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ORNAMENT AS APPLIED TO TEXTILES AND
EMBROIDERIES Patterned Skills of the Thirteenth Century Thirteenth-Century
Embroideries VII. THE STYLE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FOURTEENTH-CENTURY COSTUME
The Style The Construction of Costume Out-door Garments Headgear and
Hair-dressing VIII. REGAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL COSTUME IN THE FOURTEENTH
CENTURY Regal Costume Examples of Ecclesiastical Costume IX. CIVILIAN DRESS
OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY Early Fourteenth Century Middle Fourteenth
Century Working-Class Costume Late Fourteenth Century X. ARMOUR IN THE
FOURTEENTH CENTURY AND DETAILS FROM METAL ORNAMENTS XI. FOURTEENTH-CENTURY
ORNAMENT CHEIFLY CONSIDERED AS APPLIED TO WOVEN MATERIALS AND EMBROIDERIES
Patterned Silks of the Fourteenth Century Embroidery Patterns XII. THE
STYLE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY COSTUME The Style The
Construction of Costume XIII. "REGAL, ECCLESIASTICAL AND ACADEMIC COSTUME"
Regal Costume Ecclesiastical Costume Non-Eucharistic Vestments Academic
Costume Legal Costume XIV. CIVILIAN DRESS OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY Period
I. Transitional Period II. Early Fifteenth Century Period III. Late
Fifteenth Century Period IV. Transitional to the Sixteenth Century XV.
ARMOUR IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY AND DETAILS FROM METAL ORNAMENTS XVI.
FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ORNAMENT AS APPLIED TO WOVEN MATERIALS AND EMBROIDERIES
GLOSSARY OF MEDIEVAL TERMS FOR COSTUME BIBLIOGRAPHY

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