Clémence Isaure Clémence Isaure is a semi-legendary medieval character, who is credited with the foundation or restoration of Jeux Floraux of Toulouse. The legend says that Clémence Isaure born in 1464 in Toulouse,… Read More
Category: Fashion History
Byzantine silk fabric. The mantle of St. Fridolin. 4th to 8th century.
The pattern shows a transformation of a Sassanid pattern of VI-VII. Century. The fabric itself belongs to the Byzantine period of the VII.-VIII. Century.
Byzantine silk fabrics. 6th to 7th c.
Sasanian type stylized flower. The Riders are in the late Roman costume.
The ladies travel to see. Burgundy fashion 15th century.
The ladies travel to see. Burgundy fashion 15th century.
France Gothic medieval dresses, 15th century.
France Gothic medieval dresses, 15th century. Extracts from the Danse Macabre. Costumes of Jailor, Menestrel, Fool, Bourgeois, Beggar, Pilgrim, Shepherd.
French Farmer and villager, maid, fiddlers in 15th century.
French Farmer and villager, maid, fiddlers in 15th century. Dance of the Dead. Medieval burial scene. Gothic period, late medieval costumes. Laboureur et villageoise; Chambrière; Ménétriers. MS. à la Bibl. Imp. de… Read More
Louis-seize. Fabrics. French Silks hanging patterns.
The silks, the designs for which form the subject of our plate, all come from that branch of French manufacture to which Golbert, under Louis XIV, gave so powerful an impulse
German Biedermeier costumes 1850s.
German Biedermeier costumes 1850s.
Maude Adams as Peter Pan 1905
Maude Adams was an American stage actress in the early 20th century.
Pelisse de Satin doublé poil de Chat-Angora.
Pelisse de Satin doublé poil de Chat-Angora 1780.