Princesse, Règne De Charles VI, d’après Les Heures d’Anne De Bretagne, 1420
Tag: Medieval costume
Medieval costume history. The period between the end of antiquity and the beginning of modern times about the 6th to the 15th century. It includes as superordinate, the Byzantine, Merovingian, Carolingian and Burgundian costume eras. Therein are the Gallic, Celtic, English-Saxon, Normans, Gothic, Romanesque included.
Jacqueline de la Grange 1408
Jacqueline de la Grange, Femme De Jean de Montagu, after Gaignières, 1408
German medieval fashion history in the 15th century.
The Tappert, points and scallops…. Every one dressed as he pleased. Some wore coats made of two kinds of material.
Jean de Montaigne, Reign of Charles VI. 1408
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (Latin Michael Montanus; 1533-1592) was a jurist, sceptic and philosopher, humanist and founder of essay writing.
Page of the French court of Charles V, 1380.
Page Regne de Charles V d’apres Willemin 1380
Women from around Paris, reign of Charles VII., 1443.
Femmes des Environs de Paris, Règne De Charles VII, d’après Gaignières, 1443.
Medieval nobilty fashion in 1450, 15th century.
Florentine nobility, noble ladies, nobles, German noblewomen, French noblemen
XV century clothing in Italy.
XV century clothing in Italy. Early renaissance fashion. Upper left half of the image: Fashion 1450. Pharmacist clothing in 1430. Right: Italian Podestà, church warden and soldier. Lower half of… Read More
Costumes of State, Reign of Charles V, after Willemin, 1364.
“Modes and Costumes in History”. Drawing by Xavier Willemin.
Clotilde princess of Burgundy.
Clotilde princess of Burgundy (475–545), second wife of King Clovis I, Salian Frankish dynasty. Medieval Merovingian Frankish Queen.
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