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Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries
by Mary G. Houston
Carefully researched, meticulously detailed account of the style and construction of period costumes. Includes descriptions and illustrations of royal apparel, elaborate ecclesiastical dress and vestments, academic and legal garments, and civilian dress of all classes. Also discusses jewelry, armor, textiles, embroidery and hairdressing.
Table of Contents for Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries
| I. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIRTEENTH-CENTURY COSTUME | | Early Examples | | Mid - Century Types | | Later Thirteenth-Century Types and Hoods | | II. REGAL COSTUME IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY | | III. AN INTRODUCTION TO ECCLESIASTICAL COSTUME AND THAT OF THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS | | The Eucharistic Vestments in Detail | | Costume of the Religious Orders | | IV. CIVILIAN DRESS OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY | | V. ARMOUR IN THIRTEENTH CENTURY AND DETAILS FROM METAL ORNAMENTS | | Thirteenth-Century Armour | | VI. THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ORNAMENT AS APPLIED TO TEXTILES AND EMBROIDERIES | | Patterned Skills of the Thirteenth Century | | Thirteenth-Century Embroideries | | VII. THE STYLE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FOURTEENTH-CENTURY COSTUME | | The Style | | The Construction of Costume | | Out-door Garments | | Headgear and Hair-dressing | | VIII. REGAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL COSTUME IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY | | Regal Costume | | Examples of Ecclesiastical Costume | | IX. CIVILIAN DRESS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY | | Early Fourteenth Century | | Middle Fourteenth Century | | Working-Class Costume | | Late Fourteenth Century | | X. ARMOUR IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY AND DETAILS FROM METAL ORNAMENTS | | XI. FOURTEENTH-CENTURY ORNAMENT CHEIFLY CONSIDERED AS APPLIED TO WOVEN MATERIALS AND EMBROIDERIES | | Patterned Silks of the Fourteenth Century | | Embroidery Patterns | | XII. THE STYLE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY COSTUME | | The Style | | The Construction of Costume | | XIII. "REGAL, ECCLESIASTICAL AND ACADEMIC COSTUME" | | Regal Costume | | Ecclesiastical Costume | | Non-Eucharistic Vestments | | Academic Costume | | Legal Costume | | XIV. CIVILIAN DRESS OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY | | Period I. Transitional | | Period II. Early Fifteenth Century | | Period III. Late Fifteenth Century | | Period IV. Transitional to the Sixteenth Century | | XV. ARMOUR IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY AND DETAILS FROM METAL ORNAMENTS | | XVI. FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ORNAMENT AS APPLIED TO WOVEN MATERIALS AND EMBROIDERIES | | GLOSSARY OF MEDIEVAL TERMS FOR COSTUME | | BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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