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17th-century men's dress patterns, 1600-1630

written and illustrated by Melanie Braun, Luca Costigliolo, Susan North, Claire Thornton and Jenny Tiramani; photography by Henrietta Clare, Pip Barnard and Paul Robins
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
London : Thames & Hudson : Victoria and Albert Museum, [2016]
Copyright:
©2016

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Summary:
"This book presents full step-by-step instructions for the making of early 17th-century men's clothes and accessories in a technically accurate, visually exciting and easy-to-follow format. Twelve garments - all historical pieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum's collections - are featured: a suit, three doublets and a cloak, as well as a felt hat, an embroidered nightcap and a plain nightcap liner, a pasteboard picadil, a sword girdle and hangers, a pair of mittens and a linen stocking. They have been analysed so that every aspect of the pattern is exact. Scale patterns and precise construction diagrams are accompanied by colour photography of the whole garment as well as an abundance of informative details and X-ray photographs that reveal the hidden structure of each piece, showing the precise number of layers and the types of stitches used inside. The methods and techniques of historical tailoring and plain sewing are shown in detail"-- [Provided by publisher]
Table of Contents:
  • Men's wardrobes, 1600-30
  • Clothing terms
  • Dressing men, c.1600-30
  • Tailoring the doublet
  • Sewing stitches
  • Embroidery stitches
  • How to use this book
  • The patterns
  • Green silk velvet doublet, 1600-10 / Claire Thornton
  • Sir Rowland Cotton's suit, c.1618 / Melanie Braun : Doublet of slashed silk satin ; Slashed silk satin trunk hose with canions
  • Sword girdle and hangers, c.1618 / Jenny Tiramani
  • Crimson silk grosgrain doublet, c.1620 / Jenny Tiramani
  • Slashed doublet of stamped ivory silk satin, 1625-30 / Luca Costigliolo
  • Embroidered silk damask cloak, c.1560-1600 / Claire Thornton
  • Felt hat, 1590-1620 / Luca Costigliolo
  • Silk satin picadil, 1600-20 / Luca Costigliolo
  • Embroidered linen nightcap, 1600-25 / Claire Thornton
  • Linen nightcap liner, 1600-80 / Susan North
  • Crimson silk velvet mittens with embroidered tops, c.1600 / Jenny Tiramani
  • Embroidered linen stocking, 1590-1630 / Susan North.
Author/Creator:
Braun, Melanie , author, illustrator
Contributors:
Costigliolo, Luca , author, illustrator
North, Susan, 1956- , author, illustrator
Thornton, Claire, 1969- , author, illustrator
Tiramani, Jenny , author, illustrator
Clare, Henrietta , photographer
Barnard, Pip , photographer
Robins, Paul (Photographer) , photographer
Victoria and Albert Museum
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
17th-century men's dress patterns, 1600-1630 [by Braun, M.]
Subjects:
Men's clothing — 17th century
Tailoring — 17th century
Tailoring — Pattern design — 17th century
1600-1699
Tailoring
Tailoring — Pattern design
Men's clothing
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 176).
Physical Description:
176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 28 x 31 cm
Call Numbers:
TT617 .B73 2016
ISBNs:
9780500519059
0500519056
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2018411833
OCLC Numbers:
958247240