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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Greetings-- > Boucher, Francois. 20,000 YEARS OF FASHION: THE HISTORY > OF COSTUME AND PERSONAL ADORNMENT. Boucher is a good source, but tends to be somewhat limited in the earlier periods, so there might not be the sheer volume of good examples to look at. The examples that are there are all of paintings, statuary, illumination, etc. and many are in color. > > Kohler (o with an umlaut), Carl. A HISTORY OF COSTUME. > Alexander K. Dallas, translator. Kohler is an uneven source, partially because it mixes author's speculation alongside extant garments when it comes to the patterning section, and doesn't always tell you which is which. I have also found it has chronological problems. > Norris, Herbert. MEDIEVAL COSTUME AND FASHION. Mineola, > New York: Dover Publications, 1999. Norris is one of the standards and generally fine for getting an overall view of various styles. The main difficulty is that it's all line drawings, and those can introduce errors. > Piponnier, Francoise and Perrine Mane. DRESS IN THE > MIDDLE AGES. Caroline Beamish, translator. Piponnier is a fairly thin volume and is more concerned with the societal aspects of dress rather than the actualy styles. One to add: If you suspect the work dates from the Renaissance, an excellent source is Jacqueline Herald's _Dress in Renaissance Italy_ (I think that's the title). Susan ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html