Fantaisie Sur Le Costume Moderne, Dioné’, By Léon Bakst 1914.
Costume of Dione, Mother of Venus by Léon Bakst.
Category: Europe
Fashions in Europe. European Costume and Cultural History.
Costume designs for the Russian ballet by Léon Bakst.
Costume designs for the Russian ballet “Le Dieu Bleu.” by Léon Bakst 1914.
Musketeer costume in 1586. Reign of Henri III.
Mousquetaire en 1586. Règne de HENRI III. Tiré du portefeuille de Gaignères (XVIe siècle).
Prayer rugs from Transylvania. 19th century.
Transylvanian prayer rugs. From Asia Minor. XVIIth century. Left one owned by Baron Charles Kaffner, Budapest; the other by the Arts and Crafts Museum, Budapest.
Boudicca queen of the British Iceni tribe.
Boudicca queen of the British Iceni tribe.
Philippa of Hainault. Queen of England in 1369.
Philippa of Hainault. Queen of England 1369. Tthe rivalry between her sons was ultimately the trigger for the Wars of the Roses
The Feast of Fools and dances of the Middle Ages.
The Feast of Fools or Feast of the Innocents was a masked festival held every year on 26, 27 and 28 December,
15th century crossbowman from Froissart’s Manuscript.
Arbalétrier XVe siècle tire du Manuscript de Froissart.
Merchant of glass and crystal in the 15th century.
Marchand de verres et cristaux (“Voirre jolis !”) au XVe siècle. Cris de Paris, Bibl. Carnavalet. Gravure extraite de l’ouvrage de H. Gourdon de Genouillac.
Fashion London April 1809. Regency costume, full dress.
English women’s fashion in April 1809. Street clothes in colour and style in Regency London by Rudolph Ackermann.