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Medieval Costume and How to Recreate It
by Dorothy Hartley

ISBN: 0486429857
Dover Publications Price: $11.95
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This unique reference classifies the clothes and accessories of the 12th through the 15th centuries along social lines. Garments of every type, from the wardrobes of peasants and nobility, appear in over 200 period illustrations and patterns. Helpful advice covers: choosing fabrics, placement of seams, draping and folding garments, more. 203 black-and-white illustrations.

Table of Contents for Medieval Costume and How to Recreate It
INTRODUCTION. BY FRANCIS M. KELLY
NOTES ON MATERIALS AND THEIR TREATMENT
ROYALTY
RELIGIOUS ORDERS
CLERKS
MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC FOLK
THE WELL-TO-DO BURGHER
MUSICIANS
HOSE AND BREECHES
"GARTERS, SUSPENDERS, ETC."
SPORT
KNIGHTS AND ARMOUR
HUNTING
ARTISANS
APRON WEARERS
AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS
LABOURERS
HERDSMEN
CONCERNING HOODS
THE FULL SKIRT
LADIES' DRESSES
CHILDREN
TRAVELLERS AND PILGRIMS
BOOTS AND SHOES
INVALIDS
PEACE AND WAR
INDEX