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Dressing a Venetian Nobleman in 1500: Selected References and Resources

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Books Discussing 15th and 16th Century Clothing

Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: The cut and construction of clothes for men and women c1560-1620. Great Britain: Quite Specific Media Group Ltd., 1985.

Birbari, Elizabeth. Dress in Italian Painting 1460-1500. London: John Murray Publishers Ltd., 1975.

Egan, Geoff and Frances Pritchard. Dress Accessories c.1150-c.1450. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1991, 2002.

Herald, Jacqueline. Renaissance Dress in Italy 1400-1500. London: Bell & Hyman; Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Humanities Press, 1981.

Johnson, Caroline. The King's Servants: Men's Dress at the Accession of Henry VIII. United Kingdom: Fat Goose Press Ltd, 2009.

Mikhaila, Ninya and Jane Malcolm-Davies.The Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing Sixteen-Century Dress. Singapore: B T Batsford, 2006.

Newton, Stella Mary, The Dress of the Venetians, 1495-1525. Aldershot, England: Scolar Press, 1988.

Resources with Patterns and Sewing Instructions

Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: The cut and construction of clothes for men and women c1560-1620. Great Britain: Quite Specific Media Group Ltd., 1985.

Broom, Emrys Eustace. Sherts, Trewes, & Hose .i.: A Survey of Medieval Underwear. http://www.greydragon.org/library/underwear1.html.

Broom, Emrys Eustace. Sherts, Trewes, & Hose .ij.: Documentable Details. http://www.greydragon.org/library/underwear2.html.

Broom, Emrys Eustace. Sherts, Trewes, & Hose .iij.: Chosen Hosen. http://www.greydragon.org/library/underwear3.html.

de Lacy, Michael. Patterns for 16th century Men's Costume from Germany. http://www.insulaedraconis.org/documents/FlamePeace/AOP_new/wukpatterns.htm.

Johnson, Caroline. The King's Servants: Men's Dress at the Accession of Henry VIII. United Kingdom: Fat Goose Press Ltd, 2009.

Jones, Elizabeth. Farsetto Construction of the Italian Renaissance (1425-1470). http://home.earthlink.net/~lizjones429/farsetto.html.

Kannik, Kathleen, The Lady's Guide to Plain Sewing. Springfield, Ohio: Kannik's Korner, 1993.

Kannik, Fritz and Kathleen. The Workman's Guide to Tailoring Stitches and Techniques. Springfield, Ohio: Kannik's Korner, 2003.

McGann, Kass, RH003 - 15th century Doublet & Hosen. Reconstructing History, http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/products/rh003-15th-century-doublet-and-hosen-1

Mikhaila, Ninya and Jane Malcolm-Davies.The Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing Sixteen-Century Dress. Singapore: B T Batsford, 2006.

Petrucci, Lorenzo. An Overview of Men’s Clothing in Northern Italy c. 1420 - 1480. http://www.houseofpung.net/sca/15c_mens_italian.pdf.

Petrucci, Lorenzo. Construction and Finishing Techniques for Late Period Clothing. http://www.houseofpung.net/sca/construction.pdf.


Posavad, Lee Ann (Baroness Rainillt Leia de Bello Marisco).Cut and Construction of the Pleatwork Embroidered Shirt. http://www.pleatworkembroidery.com/articles/Pleatworkshirthandout

Reed, Susan. 15th-century Men's Doublets: An Overview. http://www.nachtanz.org/SReed/doublets.html.

Swales, Lois and Zoe Kuhn Williams. Fingerloop Braids. http://fingerloop.org/.

Thursfield, Sarah. The Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Making common garments 1200-1500. Carlton, Bedford, U.K.: Ruth Bean; Hollywood, CA: Costume & Fashion Press, an imprint of Quite Specific Media Group Ltd, 2001.

Additional Books and Websites with Detailed Images of Italian Renaissance Clothing

Bonati, Maurizio Rippa and Valeria Finucci, eds. Mores Italiae: costumi e scene di vita del Rinascimento = Costume and Life in the Renaissance: Yale University, Beinecke Library, MS 457. Cittadella, Padova: Biblos, 2007.

Campbell, Caroline and Alan Chong. Bellini and the East. London: National Gallery Co., 2005.

Mason, Stefania. Carpaccio: the Major Pictorial Cycles; trans. Andrew Ellis. Milano, Italy: Skira, 2000.

Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable database of European fine arts (1000-1850) http://www.wga.hu

Fondazione scientifica. Il libro del sarto della Fondazione Querini Stampalia di Venezia Querini Stampalia. Modena: Edizioni Panini, 1987. Many images from the book available here: http://www.elizabethancostume.net/Tailors/mens.html