Visual Reference Tools - 16th century
Costumes, oeuvres d'art et ustensiles depuis le commencement du moyen âge jusqu'a la fin du dix-huitìme siècle: d'après les originaaux contemporains by
Call Number: Art Library Oversize, 709H361 vol. 1-10Publication Date: 1919Costumes, works of art and household objects from the early Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century.
vol. 5: 1440-1500, vol. 6:1460-1500, vol. 7: 1460-1550, vol. 8: 1510-1562, vol. 9: 1530-1610, vol. 10: 1590-1800
Patterns of Fashion, 1560-1620: the cut and construction of clothes for men and women, c1560-1620 by Call Number: Art Library Oversize, TT504.6.G7A76 1985ISBN: 0896760839
The Tudor Tailor by Call Number: Art Library TT504.6.G7 M55 2006bISBN: 0896762556Publication Date: 2006-04-01The book provides 36 patterns and full step-by-step instructions, detailed diagrams and photographs that show the finished garments worn by 16th century men. There is also general advice on choosing materials, construction methods, and an insight into the Tudor tailor's sewing kit.
A Visual HIstory of Costume: The Sixteenth Century by Call Number: Art Library, GT733.V57 1983 vol. 1ISBN: 0713440996Publication Date: 1983-A series of easy-to-use reference guides on the history of dress, each book covers one century. The central part of each book is a series of illustrations, arranged chronologically, taken from the time of the dress itself. These include oil paintings, photographs, engravings, woodcuts and line drawings from a wide range of sources and give an idea of what was worn and how. The clothes are described, explained and intepreted and captions describe what is worn on the head, body as well as any accessories. Vanda Foster was formerly the Senior Assistant Keeper of Costume and Textiles in the Museum of London.
Useful OBIS Subject Headings
Clothing and dress -- England -- History
Costume -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century
Dressmaking -- Patterns
Fashion design -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century
Broader subjects
Dressmaking -- Patterns
Tailoring -- Patterns
Costume -- Pictorial works
Implements, utensils, etc
Accessories
On a pedestal : from Renaissance chopines to baroque heels by Call Number: Art Library, GT2130 .S453 2009Publication Date: Toronto : Bata Shoe Museum, [2009]An exhibition of shoes from the Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Three prestigious Italian Museums are among the lenders from all over Europe of exceptionally rare examples of fashionable shoes from 1500 - 1660, two of the most extreme forms of footwear ever worn in Western dress, the chopine and the high heel.