15th Century Costumes England

This carefully researched volume offers lovers of both costume and the medieval period a meticulously researched and accurately detailed study of the clothing of the Middle Ages. Following an illuminating discussion of the style and construction of costumes worn in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, noted costume historian Mary G. Houston provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of actual apparel worn by all classes and sectors of society. Included are elaborate royal, ... [Read More]

Drawings, paintings and prints show the clothing and accessories worn during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in England and Europe

Medieval European culture was obsessed with clothing. In Fashioning Change: The Trope of Clothing in High-and Late-Medieval England, Andrea Denny-Brown explores the central impact of clothing in medieval ideas about impermanence and the ethical stakes of human transience. Studies of dress frequently contend with a prevailing cultural belief that bodily adornment speaks to interests that are frivolous, superficial, and cursory. Taking up the vexed topic of clothing’s inherent changeability, Den... [Read More]

This volume deals with two centuries of costumes and fashions, taking us from basic fourteenth century utilitarian tunics and gowns to the clothing of the Early Tudor period and the start of the English renaissance. Miss Brooke's drawings detail the fundamental differences and similarities, both in idea and style, that persisted throughout the period. Primary sources are used to show the development of the garments and point us to direct references for patterns. There are specific illustrations ... [Read More]

By the late fifteenth century the Great Wardrobe, the section of the royal household that supplied the king and his household with clothing and furnishings, was well established in the London parish of St Andrew by the Wardrobe (many of the suppliers of fabric to the Great Wardrobe and many of the individuals who worked for it lived and worked in the city). This volume provides an edition and calendar of the accounts for 1498-99 and 1510-11, as well as the section of the 1544 account relating to... [Read More]

As cousins of history's most tempestuous queens, Ladies Jane, Katherine, and Mary Grey were born in an age when all of London lived beneath the Tower's menacing shadow. Tyrannized by Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen, the sisters feared love was unthinkable--and the scaffold all but unavoidable. . . Raised to fear her royal blood and what it might lead men to do in her name, Mary Grey dreads what will become of herself and her elder sisters under the reigns of Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I. On their... [Read More]

IN THE ARMS OF DANGERBold. Brave. Brutally handsome. Hugh Fitzroy, the Duke of Kyle, is the king's secret weapon. Sent to defeat the notorious Lords of Chaos, he is ambushed in a London alley-and rescued by an unlikely ally: a masked stranger with the unmistakable curves of a woman.IN THE HEAT OF DESIRECocky. Clever. Courageously independent. Alf has survived on the perilous streets of St. Giles by disguising her sex. By day she is a boy, dealing in information and secrets. By night she's the no... [Read More]

Costume Of A Peasant From A 15Th Century Miniature was reproduced on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original.Brand New and Packaged carefully in a oversized protective tube. This item Ships Rolled to insure maximum protection.Print Title: Costume Of A Peasant From A 15Th Century MiniatureProduct Type: Photo PrintArtist: Ken Welsh / Design

English Costumes From Second Half Of 14Th Century From The National And Domestic History Of England By William Aubrey Published London Circa 1890 Canvas Art - Ken Welsh Design Pics (18 x

Stretched Canvas Wall Art for your Home or Office. Manchester Town Hall, Manchester, England In The Late 19Th Nineteenth Century. From Our Own Country Published 1898. was carefully reproduced on only the finest Canvas which beautifully details the visual colors and elements of the original work of art. Your museum quality Canvas Art piece was faithfully reproduced using ultra-precision print technology and fade-resistant archival inks on artist premium acid-free grade canvas. The overall dimensions are 16 x 12 inches and this fine Strecthced Canvas Wall Art includes hooks and wiring so that it is ready to hang right out of