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European Civil and Military Clothing
About this book
A wealthy Anglo-Italian connoisseur devoted to the nineteenth-century struggle for Italian unification, Frederick Stibbert amassed an extensive collection of arms, armor, and costume — which today can be found in the Tuscan museum bearing his name. During the years in which he built up the museum's collection, he examined countless illuminated manuscripts, ancient documents, frescoes, paintings, and other records of armor and dress.
The illustrations in this book, based on exceptional drawings by Stibbert himself and engraved by leading craftsmen of the day, reveal a remarkable panorama of European costume history. The volume contains 217 handsome plates depicting nearly 1,000 individual figures and their accessories, all scrupulously accurate and rendered in meticulous detail. Here are excellent illustrations of priests, warriors, Roman citizens, and women of ancient Britain; the German Emperor Otto and his wife; French monarchs and Scottish kings; jousting English knights of the thirteenth century; fifteenth-century Italian gentlewomen; elaborately coiffed ladies from the court of Versailles; and much more. Captions give the origins of the armor and dress, the sources of the drawings, precise descriptions of each item represented, and explanations of the function and manner of wearing armor.
This extraordinary work has wide appeal: fashion historians will be attracted by its scrupulous accuracy and the authenticity of the garments; the royalty-free illustrations will be prized by artists and illustrators; and the handsome engravings and informative captions will entertain and instruct readers interested in the history of costume.
The illustrations in this book, based on exceptional drawings by Stibbert himself and engraved by leading craftsmen of the day, reveal a remarkable panorama of European costume history. The volume contains 217 handsome plates depicting nearly 1,000 individual figures and their accessories, all scrupulously accurate and rendered in meticulous detail. Here are excellent illustrations of priests, warriors, Roman citizens, and women of ancient Britain; the German Emperor Otto and his wife; French monarchs and Scottish kings; jousting English knights of the thirteenth century; fifteenth-century Italian gentlewomen; elaborately coiffed ladies from the court of Versailles; and much more. Captions give the origins of the armor and dress, the sources of the drawings, precise descriptions of each item represented, and explanations of the function and manner of wearing armor.
This extraordinary work has wide appeal: fashion historians will be attracted by its scrupulous accuracy and the authenticity of the garments; the royalty-free illustrations will be prized by artists and illustrators; and the handsome engravings and informative captions will entertain and instruct readers interested in the history of costume.
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1 England
1st Century, A.D.
1 A priestess. 2, 5, 12 Warriors. 3 A chief. 4 Bodicea, Queen of the Iceni (d. 61). 6, 7, 8, 9 Priests. 10, 13 Roman citizens of Great Britain. 11 Female figures. 14 A soldier discharged from the British court.
Sources: Meyrick & Smith; PlanchƩ; Strutt.
2 Eastern Empire
4th, 5th, and 6th Centuries
1 Emperor Justinian I, the Great (d. 565). 2 A gentlewoman. 3 A pope. 4 An emperor. 5 Emperor Theodosisus I.
Sources: Hefner-Alteneck (1860 and 1879); Kretschmer, Plate 23.
3 Eastern Empire
6th Century
1, 2 The consuls Flavius Felice and Magno. 3 A young girl of the nobility. 4 A Greek doctor.
Sources: 1-3 Ivory tablet in the Cabinet de MĆ©dailles, Paris. 4 Miniature in the imperial Library Vienna.
4 Eastern Empire
6th Century
The Empress Theodora with a retinue from the Imperial Court.
Source: Mosaics of the Church of San Vitale, Ravenna.
5 Eastern Empire
6th, 7th, and 8th Centuries
The Emperors Justinian I, Phocas, and Justinian II; a bishop, a priest, and a soldier of the Imperial Guard.
Source: Mosaics of the Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, and contemporary codices.
6 France
8th Century
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Churchmen dressed according to the custom of the 8th century. 6 The Emperor Lothario. 7, 8 Warriors. 9 King Charles the Bald. 10 An official of the Court.
Sources: 1ā5 Ancient evangelariums in the MusĆ©e des Souverains, Paris, and the Abbey of St. Medard, Soissons. 10 Manuscript Bible in the Abbey of St. Martin, Tours.
7 Anglo-Saxons
8th Century
1 A stone slinger. 2 An archer. 3 A warrior. 4 A squire. 5 A king. 6 A chief. 7, 8, 9 Minstrels. 10 A juggler. 11, 12, 13 Peasants.
Sources: Ancient Saxon codices; Meyrick & Smith; Strutt.
8 Anglo-Saxons
8th, 9th, and 10th Centuries
1, 2, 3 Priests. 4 A gentlewoman. 5 A princess. 6, 7, 8 Feminine attire. 9 A soldier. 10 A prince. 11, 12 Gentlemen. 13 A soldier.
Sources: āMissal of St. Augustineā in the Harleian collection; other codices; Hefner-Alteneck (1860); Meyrick & Smith.
9 Eastern Empire
9th century
1 Gregory of Nazianzen. 2 A gentlewoman. 3 A maiden. 4 St. Helen in the grab of an empress. 5 A maiden. 6 A warrior.
Sources: 9th-Century codex, transcribed for Basil I, the Macedonian, preserved in the BibliothƩque Nationale, Paris; Hefner-Alteneck (1860).
10 France
9th Century
1 A priest. 2 A Frankish priest. 3 A commoner. 4, 5 Gentlewomen. 6, 7 Warriors. 8 A Canon of St. Martin of Tours. 9 A priest. 10 A warrior. 11 Charles the Bald (d. 877).
Sources: Missal in the Treasury of the Cathedral of Metz; old codex in the Royal Library, Brussels; prayer book in the MusƩe des Souverain...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Pictorial Archives
- Bibliography