Medieval Costume and How to Recreate it
Medieval Costume and How to Recreate it
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Medieval Costume and How to Recreate it by Dorothy Hartley
Clear and accurate in its guidance, Medieval Costume and How to Make It portrays the clothing of the 12th through the 15th centuries according to the wearer s social class, with chapters divided to cover individual professions. So in addition to royal garments, here are the clothes of clerics, doctors, merchants, musicians, knights, artisans, farmers, and laborers all with much useful historical information, and richly illustrated with images from tapestries and illuminated manuscripts of the period as well as drawings and diagrams. Helpful advice covers choosing fabrics; placement of seams; draping and folding garments; how to walk, dance, and climb stairs in flowing attire; and even the best methods of storage. There are also many interesting details of accessories found in different professions and situations. Students of medieval costume design, tailors, community theater and reenactment groups all will welcome this sumptuous guidebook to medieval costume.
Dorothy hartley (1893-1985) was born in Skipton, Yorkshire. She studied and taught art throughout her long life, but made her name with a series of books, including the multi-volume The Life and Work of the People of England. An inveterate traveller, in the 1930s she journeyed by car from Egypt to the Congo, taking many photographs which were later exhibited at the Imperial Institute, and later travelled widely in the British Isles - these peregrinations formed the basis of many of her books. After a successful career writing and illustrating books she wrote journalism for the Guardian in later life.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486429854 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486429857 |
| Title | Medieval Costume and How to Recreate it |
| Author | Dorothy Hartley |
| Series | Dover Fashion And Costumes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2004-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |