In a message dated 2/21/2008 11:11:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
However,
I recall quite a few of those basic costume through history books on
our library shelves that were printed I guess mainly for kids doing
reports on a specific time period or someone doing
Just out of curiosity, does anyone maintain a list of these Bad Books
for those of us in the early stages of our interest in historical costume?
I don't want to look at a book and realize after I buy it that the
research is suspect.
I have started a list of good books to look out for, but a bad
There is a very interesting book called _The Square Halo and other
Mysteries of Western Art: images and the stories that inspired them_ by
Sallie Fisher.
Mary Piero Carey
___
h-costume mailing list
h-costume@mail.indra.com
There is a short bad books list at Jessamyn's Closet. The lady is
very nice and I'm sure she would welcome suggestions for additions to
the list.
http://jessamynscloset.com/badbooks.html
I second the recommendation against anything by John Peacock.
Melanie Schuessler
On Feb 22, 2008,
Some things depend on where you are. In Ohio, for example, anybody can walk into a
public university use the collection, no questions asked. (Your Tax Dollars
at Work) Private schools can restrict access, but in practice, they usually don't
notice another busy searcher in the stacks. (I
One thoing I do with my SCA apprentices is show the drawings/ engravings in
the bad costume references next to the original artwork. It really opens
their eyes.
Monica
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Andrew Trembley
Sent: Thursday, February
On Feb 22, 2008, at 5:27 AM, Mary + Doug Piero Carey wrote:
There is a very interesting book called _The Square Halo and other
Mysteries of Western Art: images and the stories that inspired
them_ by Sallie Fisher.
I'll second that endorsement. A delightful book and very useful: it
I could go on, but I don't have the time for a long post. If I were speaking,
it would take me an hour just to give you a good overview, and more to
examine any one of these angles (as I know for a fact, as I've built multiple
lectures around this issue). Other people are supplying good
Pixel, Goddess and Queen wrote:
We're going for just a general overview, designed to make people maybe
think first before they say I know they wore X, it's in all the
pictures! ... we plan to touch on pretty
much everything Robin mentions--it will be a challenge to keep it down
to an hour.
Hi, I'm moving and having to put a bunch of my fabric into a storage
locker (climate controlled). The problem is that when I took a bunch of
stuff out of the attic at my current place, I found a silver fish (a bug
that eats fabric among other things). I'm repacking, throwing away the
boxes, and
As a rule of thumb, avoid absolutely anything that has redrawings (sketches
etc) unless it gives the actual source of the image.
Generally it helps to avoid anything that covers a huge timespan in one
volume, unless it's a compression of prior multi volumes, or for use as merely
a
Pixel, Goddess and Queen wrote:
COMPLETELY off topic, but the above would be a great name for something -
a law firm, a girl band. ;-)
Sorry, had to say it.
And kinda on topic - the palm fronds in saint pics in western countries
(Italy, Spain, etc) generally denote martyrdom. In
Melanie Schuessler wrote:
There is a short bad books list at Jessamyn's Closet. The lady is
very nice and I'm sure she would welcome suggestions for additions to
the list.
http://jessamynscloset.com/badbooks.html
Some of those books really are not that bad. What a lot of people forget
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm repacking, throwing away the
boxes, and washing all most all the fabric, but I am still concerned that
I might take a bug or two with me.
There is a spray for silverfish. I had them in Texas, they just appeared
one day. When I moved what we did was my housemate
I am the proud (?!?) owner of a copy of Ancient Costumes Of Great Britain
and Ireland, by Charles Hamilton Smith, originally published in 1814.
Maybe this is the source of the Druid sleeves on half the costumes offered
on eBay
But it's a nice big book and does good duty as a lap desk. :-P
- Original Message -
From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Some of those books really are not that bad.
...
Although most of the books listed date from the 40's to the 70's and have
been out of print for decades, they still show up and can be useful
sources.
Along those lines, as I am busy
In a message dated 2/22/2008 9:06:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://jessamynscloset.com/badbooks.html
***
She lists
Braun and Schneider. Historic Costume in Pictures
I'm sorry but I love this book. However, I also know it's from the 1840's.
On Friday 22 February 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 2/22/2008 9:06:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://jessamynscloset.com/badbooks.html
***
She lists
Braun and Schneider. Historic Costume in Pictures
I'm sorry but I love
Kohler
Hey, Kohler has pictures of real garments (albeit displayed on live models),
and also some decent drawings of patterns taken from them--I've used one of his
early 19th century bodices as a guide.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Frank A Thallas Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey, Kohler has pictures of real garments (albeit displayed on live models),
and also some decent drawings of patterns taken from them--I've used one of his
early 19th century bodices as a guide.
The patterns are maybe better for the later periods; I don't know that
On Feb 22, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Exstock wrote:
- Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Some of those books really are not that bad.
...
Although most of the books listed date from the 40's to the 70's
and have been out of print for decades, they still show up and can
be
In a message dated 2/22/2008 4:44:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The patterns are maybe better for the later periods; I don't know that
material, so I can't judge.
Oh, I see your point--I'm only interested in late 18th-early 19th century,
and the patterns seem
I'm sorry, I can't help give an opinion about those vacuum pack bags as
I haven't used them. I do know that they have those types of bags for
garments, and I'm sure they could be adapted to fabric. I've seen them
advertised on TV with the people packing away sweaters, blankets,
pillows, etc. I
I have several books that I (and others) consider to be not good - some of
them (eg Kohler) come in handy for the photos if nothing else...
But I do tend to find that they come in handy as a design source for modern
clothes :o)
In a message dated 23/02/2008 00:44:02 GMT Standard
My 2 cebts worth:
I have used the Space Bags. They are great to keep stuff dry and
clean. Also reduces bulk, somewhat, because they suck the excess air
out.
I cannot comment if they are archival quality. I imagine that clean
and dry is better than damp.
Fill the bags on a low humidity
Susan,
The vacuum storage topic was just discussed on another list, and the
consensus was that for some things it would be OK, but anything with
a texture or nap would be damaged. Reason is that you are
compressing wrinkles into the fabric, so a lot of ironing would be
necessary when
26 matches
Mail list logo
