History Of Costume And Fashion Volume 2 - The Medieval World
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A History of Fashion and Costume The Medieval World
Philip Steele
The Medieval World Copyright © 2005 Bailey Publishing Associates Ltd Produced for Facts On File by Bailey Publishing Associates Ltd 11a Woodlands Hove BN3 6TJ Project Manager: Roberta Bailey Editor: Alex Woolf Text Designer: Simon Borrough Artwork: Dave Burroughs, Peter Dennis, Tony Morris Picture Research: Glass OnionPictures Printed and bound in Hong Kong All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Facts On Filebooks are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at 212/967-8800 or 800/322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at: http://www.factsonfile.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-inPublication Data Steele, Philip, 1948– A history of fashionand costume. The medieval world/Philip Steele. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8160-5945-4 1. Clothing and dress—History— Medieval, 500–1500 GT575.S84 2005 391/.009/02—dc 22 2004060891 The publishers would like to thank the following for permission to use their pictures: Art Archive: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14. 15 (both), 16, 19, 21, 22, 25 (bottom), 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34,35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 47, 48 (top), 49, 51, 53 (top), 54 (both), 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 Werner Forman Archive: 12, 13, 25 (top), 38, 48 (bottom), 53 (bottom)
Contents
Introduction 5
Chapter 1: Europe 500–1000 Chapter 2: Europe 1000–1400 Chapter 3: Europe 1400–1550 Chapter 4: Africa and Asia 500-1550 Chapter 5: Oceania and the Americas 500-1550
6 16 26 36 50
Timeline GlossaryFurther Information Index
60 61 62 64
Introduction
The costumes of the Middle Ages still fascinate us. Children’s fairytale books are filled with fanciful pictures of European princesses in tall “steeple” hats, of honest woodcutters in homespun cloth, of knights in shining armor, and colorful court jesters. Medieval costume inspired romantic poets and artists of the nineteenth century, aswell as the makers of fantasy films in the twenty-first.The reality of medieval costume is every bit as interesting as the fantasy.
Finding Out
How do we discover the truth about the way people dressed in the medieval period? Firstly, actual items of jewelry, crowns, shoes, suits of armor, and the remains of textiles have survived. The latter may be fragments of cloth uncovered byarchaeologists, or they may be whole garments now preserved in a palace or museum. Secondly, there are visual references supplied by statues, memorial brasses in churches, paintings, or illustrated manuscripts.Thirdly, we have descriptions of clothing in medieval literature, or references to it in other written records such as laws, tax receipts, or trading accounts.
When and Where?
The term “Middle Ages”strictly refers to the period of European history between the classical and the modern age. It begins with the fall of the Roman Empire in the west, in 476 CE, and may be said to end with the fall of the eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire in 1453. It is sometimes extended to include the Renaissance, the cultural reawakening which began in southern Europe and continued into the midsixteenthcentury. This book deals broadly with the period 500 to 1550 CE and looks beyond the frontiers of Europe to the Silk Road, the ancient trading route between China and the West. It visits the dye pits of Kano in West Africa and crosses the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It describes the dress of the Incas in Peru and the feather craftworkers of Aztec Mexico. Costume does not just reveal ideas about beauty...
Philip Steele
The Medieval World Copyright © 2005 Bailey Publishing Associates Ltd Produced for Facts On File by Bailey Publishing Associates Ltd 11a Woodlands Hove BN3 6TJ Project Manager: Roberta Bailey Editor: Alex Woolf Text Designer: Simon Borrough Artwork: Dave Burroughs, Peter Dennis, Tony Morris Picture Research: Glass OnionPictures Printed and bound in Hong Kong All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Facts On Filebooks are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at 212/967-8800 or 800/322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at: http://www.factsonfile.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-inPublication Data Steele, Philip, 1948– A history of fashionand costume. The medieval world/Philip Steele. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8160-5945-4 1. Clothing and dress—History— Medieval, 500–1500 GT575.S84 2005 391/.009/02—dc 22 2004060891 The publishers would like to thank the following for permission to use their pictures: Art Archive: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14. 15 (both), 16, 19, 21, 22, 25 (bottom), 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34,35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 47, 48 (top), 49, 51, 53 (top), 54 (both), 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 Werner Forman Archive: 12, 13, 25 (top), 38, 48 (bottom), 53 (bottom)
Contents
Introduction 5
Chapter 1: Europe 500–1000 Chapter 2: Europe 1000–1400 Chapter 3: Europe 1400–1550 Chapter 4: Africa and Asia 500-1550 Chapter 5: Oceania and the Americas 500-1550
6 16 26 36 50
Timeline GlossaryFurther Information Index
60 61 62 64
Introduction
The costumes of the Middle Ages still fascinate us. Children’s fairytale books are filled with fanciful pictures of European princesses in tall “steeple” hats, of honest woodcutters in homespun cloth, of knights in shining armor, and colorful court jesters. Medieval costume inspired romantic poets and artists of the nineteenth century, aswell as the makers of fantasy films in the twenty-first.The reality of medieval costume is every bit as interesting as the fantasy.
Finding Out
How do we discover the truth about the way people dressed in the medieval period? Firstly, actual items of jewelry, crowns, shoes, suits of armor, and the remains of textiles have survived. The latter may be fragments of cloth uncovered byarchaeologists, or they may be whole garments now preserved in a palace or museum. Secondly, there are visual references supplied by statues, memorial brasses in churches, paintings, or illustrated manuscripts.Thirdly, we have descriptions of clothing in medieval literature, or references to it in other written records such as laws, tax receipts, or trading accounts.
When and Where?
The term “Middle Ages”strictly refers to the period of European history between the classical and the modern age. It begins with the fall of the Roman Empire in the west, in 476 CE, and may be said to end with the fall of the eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire in 1453. It is sometimes extended to include the Renaissance, the cultural reawakening which began in southern Europe and continued into the midsixteenthcentury. This book deals broadly with the period 500 to 1550 CE and looks beyond the frontiers of Europe to the Silk Road, the ancient trading route between China and the West. It visits the dye pits of Kano in West Africa and crosses the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It describes the dress of the Incas in Peru and the feather craftworkers of Aztec Mexico. Costume does not just reveal ideas about beauty...
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