The early history of the Herbert family. William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke. Full length, standing, in black-slashed doublet and trunk hose, with short cloak. Tudor era. Wilton House Pictures.
Tag: Renaissance fashion era
Fashion and costume illustrations of the Renaissance. Restored from various, rare sources. Renaissance (French for “rebirth”) describes a European cultural epoch mainly 15th and 16th century. The end of the era takes place in the early 17th century in Italy by the newly prominent baroque style.
Venetian seigneurs. Nobles of France and Italy. 16th c.
Iconographie générale et méthodique du costume du IVe au XIXe siècle.
Soldiers from Lombardy and Venice in the 16th century.
Italian soldiers in Mi-Parti fashion. Renaissance clothing from Venice and Lombardy at the beginning of the 16th century.
Accessoires of the 15th century
Head-dress, Clasp for a Cloak, Rosary and Alms-box, from a painting by Van Eyck
An elegant English lady in 15th century fashion.
This costume belongs to the close of the fifteenth century, and is one of the most elegant of this epoch.
A German noble costume in the 15th century.
A GERMAN NOBLE COSTUME.
Renaissance Helmet of Alfonso Piccololomini di Firenze.
Renaissance Helmet of Alfonso Piccololomini di Firenze.
French merchant in the sixteenth century. Marchand français au XVI siècle.
Marchand français au XVI siècle. Costumes civils et militaires des Français à travers les siècles
Renee de Rieux, demoiselle de Châteauneuf, called La Belle Châteauneuf.
Renee de Rieux, demoiselle de Châteauneuf called La Belle Châteauneuf, was a mistress of the French King Henry III.
Fra ‘Jean de la Valette, Grand Master of the Military Order of Malta.
Fra ‘Jean de la Valette, Jean Parisot de La Valette, (1494 – 1568) was the 49th Grand Master of the Military Order of Malta
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com