Torquato Tasso and Leonora d’Este is a drama in five acts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The Italian poet Torquato Tasso is the focus of the action.
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.
First President to the Parliament of Paris. 16th Century.
Premier président au Parlement de Paris. XVIe Siecle. Regne de Henry III.
Falconer costume. House of Francis I. 16th Century
Fauconnier de la Maison de François I. XVIe Siècle. Falconer of the House of François I. 16th Century.
Parisian printing house. 15th Century.
Parisian printing house. 15th Century. According to Roigny-Jehan, bookseller-printer in Paris. (Sylvestre, Typographical marks, Carnavalet, vol. 2.)
Alderman of Paris. Échevin de Paris. 16th century character.
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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.
Soldier adventurer plunderer. 16th century.
Soldat aventurier pillard. XVIe siècle.
Medieval female hats and hairstyles of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Modes de coiffures de femmes aux XVe et XVIe siècles.
Tudor fashion from 1550 to 1580. England 16th c.
Pictures and short extracts from The National and Domestic History of England
A dinner party of Margaret of Austria.
Court etiquette during the Renaissance. Concert given to Marguerite of Austria during her meal.
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