A Step Through Time
"Conspicuous Consumption with Elegance"
Reconstructing
History
Venetian Noble Women's Dress
Late Sixteenth Century
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| 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.
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
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
Doublets
& Bodices from the Bavarian National Museum
The
Dungiven Jacket:16th c. Irish Menswear
National Museum of Art, Washington
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
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
16th
C. Clothing at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum at La Couturiere Parisienne
Elizabethan
Costume in the Victoria & Albert Museum at L'Age d'Or
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
Temperamentally Unsuited this is a collection of links to galleries and museums
All
About Blackwork An article by Michelle Palmer
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
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
A
Brief History of Lace in the 1500's
Elizabethan
Embroidery & Blackwork Resources
Les
Singvliers Et Novveaux Povrtraicts: A 16th century Lace-making Pattern Book
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
Online Publications mostly on lace or weaving
Some online music to down load. For that little extra bit of inspiration or ambience.
Front Page Introduction Principles of Design 1555 Titian 1560 Veronese 1570 Veronese 1580 Vicellio Accessories Lace Textiles Patterns About the Designers Further Reading
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