The Palace of Blois affords an example of successive changes in the buildings, from the original castle to the period of the Renaissance.
The Royal Château de Blois, Loir-et-Cher.
Category: 14th Century
Fashion and Costumes during the 14th century.
Armaments of war from 1350 to about 1460. France. Middle ages.
War armour from 1350 to about 1460, in the period of the Hundred Years War. The development of the Bascinet helmet of the knight’s armour in the Middle Ages
Cotehardie, Houppelande and Hennin. Fashion of the late 14th century.
The two people in this plate lived very late in the 14th Century and were probably young fashionables who were up to the minute in their styles.
Textilepedia. The Complete Fabric Guide.
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The Hall of the Ambassadors. Courtyard of the Alcázar, Seville.
The Alcázar of Seville is the medieval royal palace of Seville.
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.
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Byzantine Orthodox. Abyssinian. Patriarchal type. The imperial family.
Byzantium and Abyssinia. Patriarchal type. The Maronites and the Byzantine Orthodox churches. The Abyssinian Cross. Emperor of the Eastern Empire and Princes of the Imperial Family. The Tiara and the Crown.
Transport wagons, coaches and carriages in 16th and 17th century.
Transport wagons, coaches and carriages in 16th and 17th century Europe. Coaches in France. Continental carriages in the 13th and 14th century.
The Doge of Venice from the 9th to the 16th century. Officials.
The Doge of Venice from the 9th to the 16th century. State regalia. Officials. Jewish merchant of the 14th century.
Glass painting in grisaille technique in the Middle Ages.
Glass painting of church windows with grisaille window roses. Painting on glass attained its highest excellence in the thirteenth century.
Female fashions in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Italian Renaissance.
Renaissance. Italian and Dutch types. Female fashions in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. The coloring of the hair in Venice.
Medieval civil and war costumes of Italy, France and England. The Litter.
The close costume of the 14th century. Knights and squires habit of dressing. The footwear. The main piece of clothing for women at that time was the cotte hardie, a close-fitting, short-sleeved skirt, which made the body shapes stand out plastically.
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
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