[h-cost] white and red cotton
In "The Book of the Islamic Market Inspector" (Oxford University Press, 1999), written in 12th-century Cairo by al-Shayzari, he says: "You must not mix new cotton with old nor red cotton with white." p. 89 What does he mean by "red cotton"? Thank you. Nancy Nancy Spies Arelate Studio _www.nancyspies.blogspot.com_ (http://nancyspies.blogspot.com/) _www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html_ (http://www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] white and red cotton
On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 1:44 PM, wrote: > "You must not mix new cotton with old nor red cotton with white." p. 89 > What does he mean by "red cotton"? It seems reasonable that he means the same thing I mean when I sort my clothes before doing the laundry... presumably there was some chance of the dye rubbing off. They didn't want pink socks and underwear then, either! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] white and red cotton
Some cotton fibers are naturally colored. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturally_colored_cotton Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 12/11/2010 10:44 AM, snsp...@aol.com wrote: In "The Book of the Islamic Market Inspector" (Oxford University Press, 1999), written in 12th-century Cairo by al-Shayzari, he says: "You must not mix new cotton with old nor red cotton with white." p. 89 What does he mean by "red cotton"? Thank you. Nancy Nancy Spies Arelate Studio _www.nancyspies.blogspot.com_ (http://nancyspies.blogspot.com/) _www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html_ (http://www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] white and red cotton
I suspect he is referring to a cotton like nankeen, which naturally grows in shades from yellow to dull red. I know it grows (grew?) in the far east, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was found in the middle east. Happy sewing, Deb Salisbury The Mantua-Maker Designer and creator of quality historical sewing patterns, Renaissance to Victorian Now available: Elephant's Breath and London Smoke: Historical Colors, Names, Definitions & Uses www.mantua-maker.com In "The Book of the Islamic Market Inspector" (Oxford University Press, 1999), written in 12th-century Cairo by al-Shayzari, he says: "You must not mix new cotton with old nor red cotton with white." p. 89 What does he mean by "red cotton"? Thank you. Nancy Nancy Spies Arelate Studio _www.nancyspies.blogspot.com_ (http://nancyspies.blogspot.com/) _www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html_ (http://www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] What book do you want to see in your Christmas stocking?
I would love to get "The Medieval Account Books of the Mercers of London", but for some reason every time I think about it my credit card mumbles something about upping the meds before trying to hide under the couch. What is up with that ;-> So, what book do you want? Onaree -- Proud List Mom of Irish_Crochet_Lovers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish_Crochet_Lovers/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What book do you want to see in your Christmas stocking?
In the back of the book le Gant there is a list of books that he used for his research that are ALL out of print. I want all those books! Sent from my HTC Tilt 2, a Windows® phone from AT&T -Original Message- From: Onaree Berard Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 5:47 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] What book do you want to see in your Christmas stocking? I would love to get "The Medieval Account Books of the Mercers of London", but for some reason every time I think about it my credit card mumbles something about upping the meds before trying to hide under the couch. What is up with that ;-> So, what book do you want? Onaree -- Proud List Mom of Irish_Crochet_Lovers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish_Crochet_Lovers/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What book do you want to see in your Christmas stocking?
Tons. Among the most serious contenders right now: Fransen, Lilli; Norgard, Anna; Østergård, Else (Shelly Nordtorp-Madson, tr.). Medieval Garments Reconstructed: Norse Clothing Patterns. Aarhus University Press (December 31, 2009). Glæsel, Nille. Viking - dress, clothing, klær, garment. (2010). Adams, Noel, Entwistle, Chris. Intelligible Beauty: Recent Research on Byzantine Jewellery (British Museum Research Publication) British Museum Press (2010). -- Cathy Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com "I'm a little bit disappointed that cat plus Internet doesn't equal YouTube."— Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What book do you want to see in your Christmas stocking?
By a stroke of good luck, I'm going to see the book I wanted to see in my Christmas stocking this year. It's "The Plictho of Gioanventura Rosetti. Translated and edited by Sidney M. Edelstein and Hector C. Borghetty. Cambridge, Mass.: M.I.T. Press, 1969. (Deluxe Edition)" http://www.jstor.org/pss/3102701 Out of print and a touch on the expensive side (for me) the odd time of two I've seen a used copy for sale. Stumbled across a private sale through Amazon.com for only $80US, which my kids have bought for me for Christmas. I almost didn't get it - the seller wouldn't post it internationally. Thanks to a friend of mine in the US who agreed to receive it from the seller and ship it on to me it will be here in a few days. I can't open it until Christmas though - the kids would kill me. :-) Bella http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
