I have a doodle/marginalia of a woman smoking a small black pipe which is in a
French manuscript dated 1318. Since smoking did not occur in Europe until the
16th century, I am assuming that this doodle is a later addition.
However, she is wearing distinctive head wear, and I am wondering if sh
My apologies, everyone. "Catafitti" is of Greek derivation and refers to a
kind of silk of a certain color.
Nancy
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We've come across a word in the Latin inventories that I mentioned early which
came to Sicily from Tunisia which absolutely no one can figure out. I am
really thinking there must be an Italian connection with this word and would
like to throw myself on the mercy of anyone who is really into med
Actually, there are several phrases which seem to incorporate a color adjective
or perhaps some sort of cloth treatment with the textile name, but we are
having difficulties coming to some concensus about what they mean. May I
please ask for your help?
For example, "Est cappa virgata de seta"
Can anyone please tell me what "palumbini" means in this phrase? "It is a
chasuble made of samite ???..."
Thank you.
Nancy
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Is there anyone on this list who is not only familiar with medieval church
textiles but also can translate Latin? If so, I would be deeply grateful if
you would get in touch with me directly as I have in hand two new inventories
of 12th-century North African churches whose items were taken to S
Feature on the first fashion book written by a 16th-century accountant in
Augsburg, Germany:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22766029
Nancy
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One of the favorite colors for silk, at least among Jewish brides in Egypt in
the 10th-12th centuries was "the eye of a partridge". The Arabic word is
"hagali" and is supposed to be a brownish pink.
In looking at partridges on-line, I can not find a close-up of a partridge eye.
I can see, ho
Yes, Mrs. Simeti does not have a scholarly background, but as someone who has
been up to her eyebrows in 12th-century Sicily for over a decade now I can tell
you that she has read a lot of the basic background information. This is what
makes her books so confusing. Anything I might use from h
The statement comes from Mary Taylor Simeti's book, "Travels with a Medieval
Queen" and is found on page 98.
Nancy
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I just read the comment that "medieval brides wore red" in a book that does not
attribute any source for the statement but has a bibliography and index. The
book makes me itchy because it is such a hybrid of fact and fiction.
Anyway, my question is this: is that statement based on fact? If
More on medieval lingerie:
http://www.historyextra.com/lingerie
Nice to see a picture of a second bra/undergarment. Enlarged, it is
out-of-focus, but you can still see some lovely needlelace, particularly on the
shoulders. This picture also shows that this bra/undergarment tied behind the
I know that the subject of garb and breastfeeding comes up occasionally among
reenactors and costume historians, so I thought that a picture of Beatrix,
queen of Roger II the first Norman king of Sicily, breastfeedng their daughter
Constance might be of interest. It is from Peter of Eboli's MS
Please send your answers about Norman garb to Annalena at her personal email
address. If you want to answer on the costume list, please CC her. I am not
forwarding anything to her. Thanks. Nancy
Annalena -- C. S. Friedman c.s.fried...@comcast.net
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I am forwarding the question below on behalf of Annalena. Please respond to
her directly if you can help. Thanks.
Nancy
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I'm looking for reliable info on the methods of closure of Norman women's
dress. Period art or co
Is there anyone on the list who would like to take a stab at translating a
12th-century Latin church inventory from the cathedral of Cefalu in Sicily? I
have worked on it using a dictionary and my own knowledge of medieval vestments
and church items. I have input from two wonderful gentlemen
Forwarded from another list.
Ms Harley 53 of the English Brut chronicle records an incident during the
uke of Burgundy’s siege of English Calais in 1436. ...They of Brigges
Bruges) made payntet clothes, howe the Flemmynges were att seege att
aleis, and how thai wann the toune; and hanget
Wikipedia has its interest, but is not the be-all and end-all of
references. There are other articles on the net that say it was also
used in the Middle East. . . . You might want to do more research on
colored cotton, not necessarily on the net.
Thank you, Fran, I am very aware of the li
Thank you to those of you who tried to answer my question about the
regulation in 12th-century Cairo about not mixing white and red cotton. I
don't,
alas, think that we've found an answer yet. The thread or finished fabric
would have been dyed. First, I do not think that the 12th-century
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
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On receiving the threads, the weaver had first to use a pumice stone to
clear off their blackish crust ...
where was this mentioned btw?
Context is as much as I gave you. The author, Anna Contadini, in her
"Fatimid Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum (1998), is talking about the
proc
Can anyone please explain the process that might be happening here? This
is mentioned about linen thread being processed into cloth in medieval
Egypt.
On receiving the threads, the weaver had first to use a pumice stone to
clear off their blackish crust ...
One person has suggested that
I don't know how many of you know this elist -- Medieval Textile Discussion
-- but Beth Matney does a wonderful job of keeping us all up-to-date on
new books, exhibitions, etc. that deal with the SCA time period. She is Very
Hard on the wallet, in a delightful way, of course. Just see the l
Does anyone have a copy of this book and/or have read it? I would be
interested in your thoughts.
Vogelsang-Eastwood, Gillian and Willem Vogelsang. "Covering the Moon: An
Introduction to Middle Eastern Face Veils". Peeters Publishers, 2008 ISBN
9789042919907
Thank you.
Nancy
Nanc
You'll need to brush up on your Danish, but good stuff none the less.
Nancy/Ingvild
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I am trying to locate the following article on-line which seems to have
disappeared.
"Costume in al-Maghrib (the Muslim West) in the Medieval and Renaissance
Periods".
Thanks for any pointers.
Nancy
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Any recommendations for sources for heavy-weight 100% linen fabric? JoAnn's
has some really nice ones (good colors, even!) for $10.49 a yard, and I'm
wondering if I could get it cheaper elsewhere. Thanks.
Nancy
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I am looking for somewhere or someone from whom I can order or commission a
basic 14th-century woman's outfit: the tight-sleeved white underdress, the
overdress with pointed, dangly sleeves (starting at the elbow, not the wrist)
and slit up the sides to the waist. I can find professional cos
Does anyone have any information, background or technical, on this 1993
exhibit of costume held in Legnano, Italy?
Looking at the pictures, I can not think that they were trying to recreate
extant or known-from-MSS garb as the sources for the designs are taken from a
variety of Byzantine,
I have received several different responses to how those wavy lines were
done on the under chemise: finely-stitched pleats/tucks and goffering with a
special goffer iron. I've also been told by one person that the reason the
flat parts between the wavy lines are flat and not pulled out of
I saw this painting at the National Gallery of Art today and was intrigued
by the ridging on the under dress with it's parallel, wavy lines. Was this
done by stitching, and if so, how?
_A Young Woman and Her Little Boy - Image_
(http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/timage_f?object=1143&image=21
that Valkyria figure next to the photo
with the shawl
Those little Valkyrie figures date from the Migration period and should not
be used to extrapolate Viking garb.
Nancy
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Actually, I didn't think DBBC's price was much of a mark-up on the Swiss
euro's price of 53, what with the lovely exchange rate we are "enjoying" at the
moment. And shipping of $5 from CT sure beat 16 euros from Switzerland!
As for NESAT in Copenhagen in May, alas, no. If anyone on the li
NESAT IX is now available from a Swiss book store. (NESAT stands for North
European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles.)
_www.lesestoff.ch/fulldisplay?ISBN=9783033012677_
(http://www.lesestoff.ch/fulldisplay?ISBN=9783033012677)
When you check out, do NOT put in a password. To them, th
This IS available from Oxbow/David Brown. This will be easier than getting
it from the Swiss bookstore.
Nancy / Ingvild
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A very old question, I know, but I've forgotten the answer --
Is the Kinsale Cloak from Folk Wear OK for any pre-1600 reenactors?
Thanks.
Nancy
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To order a copy of this book, you need to contact The Whitworth Art Gallery
at the University of Manchester, directly. You will also need to send them
actual money in pounds sterling or arrange with them some other form of payment
as, apparently, they do not take credit cards. I sent 40 pou
Pritchard, Frances. "Clothing Culture: Dress in Egypt in the First
Millenium AD". Manchester: Whitworth Art Gallery, 2006. 25 pounds + 14 pounds
shipping to the US
Just received my copy of this book from The Whitworth Art Gallery at the
University of Manchester in England. Wow.
It is a
Announcing
Viking Clothing
Thor Ewing
£17.99 Tempus Publishing Ltd 2006
ISBN 0-7524-3587-6
Contrary to popular myth the Vikings had a reputation for neatness and their
fashions were copied far beyond the realms of Scandinavia. Those who could
afford to displayed a love of fine cloth
I've looked at the book today ;
"Oseberg Textiles"
Arne Emil Christensen and Margareta Nockert,
ISBN 82-8984-024-9
There are lots of illustrations and photoes with english captions and
a fairly extensive english summary. Probably not extensive enough for
the true textile buff though.
My apologies. Apparently I've just committed both a copyright and ethics
violation by forwarding the message below without asking for permission. I
can
only beg indulgence based on my excitement.
Nancy
I've looked at the book today ;
"Oseberg Textiles"
Arne Emil Christensen and
That's wonderful news! Do you know whether it *will* be offered on Oxbow or
anywhere like that?
That I do not know. The book only arrived in the museum bookstore this
week. Keep you fingers crossed that someone like Oxbow will distribute it. I
wouldn't, however, hold my breath at this
It's at the museum shop in Oslo and ready to be mailed out, folks! Please
pass this info to anyone who might be interested.
"Oseberg Textiles" by Arne Emil Christensen and Margareta Nockert, 400 pages
ISBN 82-8984-024-9
990 NOK (Norwegian kroner) + 100 NOK postage (Total, this is about $17
There's a number of paintings of
the Virgin from roughly that period from eastern Europe that feature
veils edged with some sort of decorative edging depicted in gold that
I could easily see someone describing as "lace" for want of a better
word. The paintings are fairly stylized
Martha Cratchet, in "A Christmas Carol", is said to be wearing a
"twice-turned dress." This term is new to me. Does anyone know what it
means? Thanks.
Nancy
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>From some curious folks, myself included.
Has anyone seen or tried these patterns? How authentic are they, etc.?
Thanks.
Nancy
On the Norsefolk list, a gentleman posted to ask whether the "Viking and
Saxon" commercial costume patterns at
http://www.caliverbooks.com/general/patterns.htm
Please send your responses directly to Gia who requested this information.
Thank you.
Nancy
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I do wish you well, _and_ plenty of
rest!!! Remember to take care of Mom, Nancy :o )
Thank you for this information, but I hasten to add that I needed it for
someone else, thank goodness.
Nancy
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Are there any on-line sites about medieval garb for nursing mothers?
Thank you.
Nancy
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