Costumes Francais, Reine et Roi, D’après Wilmin, Xème Siècle.
Carolingian queen and king costumes. 10th century.
Tag: Xavier Willemin
Nicolas Willemin Xavier (1763-1833) was a French writer and antiquarian. Born in 1763 in Nancy, he came to Paris in the workshop of the engraver Lagrenée. He showed early a keen interest in antiques and became in 1821 a member of the Society of the antiquarians. His work includes particularly archaeological and historical topics. For further research, he made extensive travel to libraries throughout France.
Madame de Pompadour, Reign of Louis XV’s 1746.
French 18th century rococo style. Ancien Régime. Court Dress. Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s reign
Modes Parisiennes, Reign of Louis XV, 1763
Modes Parisiennes, Règne De Louis XV, d’après A. de St Aubin, 1763. France.
La Duchesse d’Orléans. Reign of Louis XIV, 1692
Anne Marie Louise d’Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier 1627-1693, nicknamed La Grande Mademoiselle.
Baron and Baroness in the Reign of Charles VIII 1493
Baron and Baroness, Reign of Charles VIII, from a Time Manuscript, 1493. Historical Fashions and Costumes
Young noblewoman of the Orsini in the reign of Charles VI, 1420.
Young noblewoman from the old Roman noble family of the Orsini in the costume of 1420.
Jacqueline de la Grange 1408
Jacqueline de la Grange, Femme De Jean de Montagu, after Gaignières, 1408
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.
Costumes of State, Reign of Charles V, after Willemin, 1364.
“Modes and Costumes in History”. Drawing by Xavier Willemin.
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
