A Step Through Time

"Conspicuous Consumption with Elegance"

Reconstructing History

Venetian Noble Women's Dress

Late Sixteenth Century

The Concert , fresco detail 1565, Giovanni Antonio Fasolo, Vincenza, Villa Campiglia Negri de' Salvi

Further Readings

 Alcega, Juan de. Tailor's Pattern Book 1589. Trans. Jean Pain and Cecilia Bainton. Carlton, Bedford, UK: Ruth Bean, 1979.

Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 1560-1620. New York: Drama Books, 1985

Arnold, Janet. Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd. London: Maney, 1988.

Beck T. The Embroiders Story, Needlework From The Renaissance to the Present Day Devon: David & Charles 1999

Fortini Brown Patrician.  The Reniassance in Venice, A World Apart, Every Man Art Library 1997

 Freedberg S.J. Painting in Italy 1500 to 1600 Ringwood Victoria Australia: Penguine Books Australia Ltd 1970

Ginsburg M. The Illustrated History of Textiles London: Studio Editions Ltd 1991

Grimwood V. Starting Needlepoint Lace, A Course For Beginners London: B.T. Batsford 1985

Harris Jennifer. 5000 Years of Textiles, British Museum Press in association with The Withworth Art Gallery and The Victoria and Albert Museum 1993

Hills P. Venetian Colour; Marble, Mosaic, Painting And Glass, 1250-1550 Yale University Press 1999

 Janson H.W. & Janson Anthony History Of Art, Sixth Edition London: Thames and Hudson Limited.

Kohler Carl.  A History of Costume.  Dover Publications, Inc. 1963

 Krody S.B. Flowers of Silk and Gold: Four Centuries of Ottoman Embroidery.  Washington: Merrell in association with The Textile Museum, Washington 2000

 Lawner, Lynn. Lives of the Courtesans: Portraits of the Renaissance, Rizzoli, New York, 1987.

Levey S. Patricia Payne Le Pompe, 1559; Patterns for Venetian Bobbin Lace  Ruth Bean Farmhouse, Carlton, Bedford, England 1983

 McCorquodale C.  The Renaissance, European Painting 1400 – 1600 Studio Editions Limited London 1994

 McNeill M. Pulled Thread Embroidery New York Dover 1971

Marinis, Fabrizio De (editor) Velvet; History, Techniques, Fashions, Idea Books New York 1994
             Mayer Thurman Christa C. Textiles in the art institute of Chicago, The art institute of Chicago, 1992

 Muraro Michelangelo, Marton Paolo. Venetian Villas, Konemann 1986

 Norwich J.J.  A History of Venice London Penguin Books 1983

Nostradamus Ed Knut Boeser. The Elixirs of Nostradamus Moyer Bell London 1994

Pamatnik Oldricha a Jana Zahradeckych ze Zahradek, Prague Strahov Monastery, late C16, 1588 dated on many of the illustrations (Own Research and only copy outside of the monastery is in my position to the best of my knowledge)

Poli Doretta Davanzo. Arts & Crafts in Venice.  Konemann

 Priever A.  Masters of Italian Art, Veronese 1528 – 1588 Konemann Cloogne 

 Ricci E. Italian Lace Designs 243 Classic Examples New York Dover 1993

 Savage G. Glass Universal Press Octopus Books Limited London 1972

Tietze H. & Tietze Conrat The Drawings Of The Venetian Painters In The 15th And 16th Centuries Hacker Art Books Incorporated, New Your 1979

 Vecellio C. Vecellio's Renaissance Costume Book, Circa 1590 Dover London

 Vinciolo F. Renaissance Pattern For Lace, Embroidery and Needlepoint: An unabridged Facimile Of The ‘Singuliers et nouveaux pourtraicts’ of 1587 New York: Dover 1971

 Willett C. and Cunnington Phillis. The History of Underclothes. Dover Publications, Inc. 1951

 

Related Web Sites

Festive Attyre   An inspiring collection of Italian images and her own dress diaries .

Oonaghs Own Personal website of a avid historical Venetian dress maker and contributor to this exhibition.

The Realm of Venus  A nice collection of Venetian Images in one convenient location.

    The Elizabethan Costuming Page Drea Leed's site is not to be passed up by anyone serious about 16th century clothing.

    The Renaissance Tailor this lady has online classes showing you how she has achieved stunning results in all manner of things including her dress diaries.

    Reconstructing History A helpful section for beginners.

     Temperamentally Unsuited project diaries and links

    Renaissance, the Elizabethan World Well worth looking at.

    Medieval Clothing Pages: Articles by Cynthia Virtue Lots of stuff for many time periods up to the 16th century.

    The Costumer's Manifesto So many resources here it's amazing.

    Milieux: the Costume Site More costuming links than you can see in one day.

    Make You're Own Dress Dummy This is a must for those of us who have unique bodies!

    Milanese Tailors Hand book.  Another wonderful resource.  A book of conceptual sketches for Italian dress for men and women. The pages that are not available on the net are about tent design.

    The Painted Face Renaissance Makeup Recipes & Techniques

    What Kids Wore: 16th Century Dress for Children

    A Tangled Weaving: The Social Status of Clothing in Early Modern Venice A very interesting read for those interested in more than simply making pretty dresses.

    Tudor Sumptuary Laws: What did the laws of the time have to say about dress?

    The Frazzled Frau Huge archive of German Dress pics  

    http://www.thevenetianball.com/historypage.htm  some interesting points on sumptuary laws and masks

 

      On Line Galleries and Museums

 

    Doublets & Bodices from the Bavarian National Museum

    The Dungiven Jacket:16th c. Irish Menswear  

    National Museum of Art, Washington

    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

    16th and 17th c. Clothing from the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum

    V&A Costume & Textiles Tour 16th & 17th c. clothing at the V&A

    Elizabethan Costume at the Bath Costume Museum  

  Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco

   J. Paul Getty Museum

   The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  16th C. Clothing at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum at La Couturiere Parisienne

   Women of Italian Art

   Elizabethan Costume in the Victoria & Albert Museum at L'Age d'Or  

   The Virtual Uffizi

   San Diego Museum of Art

   Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

   Artcyclopedia - Fine Art Search Engine

   16th C. "Dress" at the Victoria & Albert Museum at the Costumer's Manifesto  

   Los Angeles County Museum of Art  Album Amicorum of a German Soldier 1595

  Tackling the V & A from a different angle.

   16th c. doublet & shirt at tudor-portraits.com

   Clothing from The Mary Rose  

   The Louvre

   Hermitage State Museum

   The Tate Gallery

   The National Portrait Gallery

   Web Gallery of Art

   Olgas Web Gallery

   CFGA

   Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  

   Temperamentally Unsuited  this is a collection of links to galleries and museums

 

      Embelishment And Other Finishing Touches

 

    All About Blackwork An article by Michelle Palmer

    Reproduction Reticella Lace

    Bronwen's Blackwork Library Hundreds of blackwork patterns from Italian, English & German sources

    How to do Holbein/Double Running Stitch A Beginning Blackwork Tutorial

    Du Debvoir des Filles 16th Century Lace Patterns

    Making Bobbin Lace

    Mary Stuart's Embroideries

    Blackwork Designs from 16th C. Sources

    Needlelace History & Technique

    Metal Thread Embroidery Techniques

    Photographs of Elizabeth I's embroidered seal purse

    A Blackwork Pattern for Jane Seymour's Cuff

    Choosing Lace for 16th Century Clothing

    Blackwork GalleryA Gallery of 16th c. Paintings showing blackwork embroidery

    Fabric Printing In The Renaissance

    16th Century Beadwork From the Medieval Beadwork Page

    16th Century Embellishments

    A Brief History of Lace in the 1500's

    Elizabethan Embroidery & Blackwork Resources

    16th Century Lace

    Les Singvliers Et Novveaux Povrtraicts: A 16th century Lace-making Pattern Book

    Blackwork Embroidery Archive

    Basics of Elizabethan Costume Detailing

    Elizabethan Applique: Late 16th Century "Slips"  

   The Lace Maker's Home Page the only lace Page I've been able to find with an anachronistic bent

   Metallic Trims for Some Early Period Personae Nice patterns

   Fingerloop Braids

   Online Publications mostly on lace or weaving

 

       Music on Line

       Some online music to down load.  For that little extra bit of inspiration or ambience.

 

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