Author: Henry ShawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages
Author: Henry ShawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Dress and Decoration of the Middle Ages
Author: Henry ShawPublisher:
ISBN: 9781885440242
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Examines the manner of dress and the design of the Middle Ages through biographies of the most prominent monarchs of the time.
Costume and Ornament of the Middle Ages in Full Color
Author: Henry ShawPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486141861
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
More than a pictorial archive of medieval dress and decoration, this beautiful collection is also valuable for its discerning scholarship. A magnificent compilation of artwork from Henry Shaw's detailed study of court life in the Middle Ages, this splendid book provides a grand display of medieval figures and fashions of the times. Reproduced directly from Shaw's original, hand-colored plates and identified by brief captions, more than 200 superb illustrations depict knights in battle, ladies in waiting, kings, queens, popes, and commoners, as well as armor and weapons, jewelry, and other decorative accessories. Skillfully adapted from rare paintings, illuminated manuscripts, tapestries, textiles, and stained glass windows, these lovely illustrations will be invaluable to fashion historians and costume designers. Craftworkers will find them equally useful.
The Devil's Cloth
Author: Michel PastoureauPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743453263
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
To stripe a surface serves to distinguish it, to point it out, to oppose it or associate it with another surface, and thus to classify it, to keep an eye on it, to verify it, even to censor it. Throughout the ages, the stripe has made its mark in mysterious ways. From prisoners' uniforms to tailored suits, a street sign to a set of sheets, Pablo Picasso to Saint Joseph, stripes have always made a bold statement. But the boundary that separates the good stripe from the bad is often blurred. Why, for instance, were stripes associated with the devil during the Middle Ages? How did stripes come to symbolize freedom and unity after the American and French revolutions? When did the stripe become a standard in men's fashion? "In the stripe," writes author Michel Pastoureau, "there is something that resists enclosure within systems." So before putting on that necktie or waving your country's flag, look to The Devil's Cloth for a colorful history of the stripe in all its variety, controversy, and connotation.
Illuminating Fashion
Author: Anne van BurenPublisher: Giles
ISBN: 9781904832904
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A comprehensive study of dress in Northern Europe from the early fourteenth century to the beginning of the Renaissance,Illuminating Fashion is the first thorough study of the history of fashion in this period based solely on firmly dated or datable works of art. It draws on illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, tapestries, paintings, and sculpture from museums and libraries around the world. "Symbolism and metaphors are buried in the art of fashion," says Roger Wieck, the editor ofIlluminating Fashion. Examining the role of social customs and politics in influencing dress, at a time of rapid change in fashion, this fully illustrated volume demonstrates the richness of such symbolism in medieval art and how artists used clothing and costume to help viewers interpret an image. At the heart of the work isA Pictorial History of Fashion, 1325 to 1515, an album of over 300 illustrations with commentary. This is followed by a comprehensive glossary of medieval English and French clothing terms and an extensive list of dated and datable works of art. Not only can this fully illustrated volume be used as guide to a fuller understanding of the works of art, it can also help date an undated work; reveal the shape and structure of actual garments; and open up a picture's iconographic and social content. It is invaluable for costume designers, students and scholars of the history of dress and history of art, as well as those who need to date works of art.
A Catalogue of Medieval Literature, Especially of the Romances of Chivalry, and Books Relating to the Customs, Costume, Art, and Pageantry of the Middle Ages
Author: Bernard QuaritchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Book of Historic Fashion
Author: Nicole AllenPublisher: Freelance Academy Press
ISBN: 9781937439156
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"[The authors] provide a visual snap shot of the courtly elegance and common wear the [medieval] period. Filled with hundreds of sketches taken from original sources, mechanical drawings, and detailed 'layer drawings' demonstrating how the clothing was worn, this entrée both introduces the period and helps newcomers find their way forward in the study of primary and secondary sources."--Back cover.
Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore ...
Author: Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
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