Medieval & Renaissance

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Order ItemShoes And Pattens, Francis Grew And Margrethe De Neergaard
The collection of the Museum of London from 12th - 15th c Medieval finds from the banks of the Thames. .145p (h) (KP90) $60.00

Order ItemAncient Costumes Of Great Britain And Ireland, Charles Hamilton Smith.
From the Druids to the Tudors, experience people and costumes in their original settings with great attentions to detail. A fascinating historical document offering a wealth of source material to students of costume and professional designers. 218pgs. (RM17) $25.00

* Order ItemThe Armourer And His Craft, Charles Ffoulkes.
From the XIth the XVIth century. Indispensable for medievalists, students of arms and armor, historians, or anyone interested in the protective battel gear worn by warriors of old, this carefully researched study offers a rich source of authenticated fact and historic documentation. 101 black and white illustrations. 256pgs. (p) (DY41) $17.00

Order ItemArms & Armor, Carol Belanger Grafton.
A pictoral archive from ninetheenth century sources, black and white illustrations. Especially suitable for projects requiring a medieval or old-fashioned flavor. 128pgs. (p) (DY44) $9.00

* Order ItemAuthentic Everyday Dress Of The Renaissance, Christoph Weiditz.
Day to day dress of all classes. 154 plates from 1927 publication. 144pgs. (p) (DY23) $17.00
Order Item Book Of Beasts White (DZ72) $12.00

* Order ItemCeltic Iron-On Transfer Patterns, Courtney Davis.
Popular motifs in line drawing for embroidery. 48pgs. (s) (DY05) $6.00

* Order ItemDecorative French Ironwork Designs, Louis Blanc
Drawings and renderings of railings, gates, grills, doorknobs, etc. incorporating foliate, human and animal figures, musical motifs, heraldic crests, mythological figures, and more. 91p (p) (DZ90) $13.00

Order ItemDiscovering Heraldry, Jacqueline Fearn.
Introduction to heraldic language and the rules of arrangement. 96pgs. (p) (SI54) $10.00

* Order ItemDress And Decoration Of The Middle Ages, Henry Shaw.
The Middle Ages as viewed from the perspective of an early 19th c. scholar in this reprint of the 1858 edition. Color plates throughout. 192pgs (h) (FG01) $30.00

* Order ItemDress Accessories 1150-1450, Geoff Egan And Frances Pritchard
Brooches, rings, buckles, pendants, buttons, etc. from London excavations. 410p (h) (KP91) $70.00

* Order ItemEmbroiderers, Medieval Craftsmen, Kay Staniland.
The legacy of the medieval embroiderers fully explored. 72pgs. (p) (RO03) $29.00
Order ItemEnglish Costume Of The Early Middle Ages, Iris Brooke.
Review of English costume during 10th - 13th c. Costumes illustrated by drawing and description. 87pgs. (p) (DF12) $34.00
Order Item English Costume..Age Of Elizabeth Brooke (B1914) $34.00
Order Item English Costume..Later Middle Ages Brooke (B1915) $34.00
Order Item European Emergence (1500-1600) Time (LL21) $20.00

Order ItemThe Exercise Of Armes, Jacob De Gheyn.
117 engravings from the 17th c. military manual showing armor, uniforms, weapons. 128pgs (p) (DY90) $13.00

* Order ItemFantastic Gothic & Renaissance Ornament, Rudolf Berliner
Compendium of 15th and 16th c designs. Reprint of sections from 1925 original. 80p (p) (DZ83) $11.00

* Order ItemFantastic Ornament, Michel Lienard
Renaissance designs of gargoyles, gragons, griffins, etc. in this reproduction of 62 plates from 19th c. original. 62p (p) (DY95) $8.00

* Order ItemGlossary Of The Construction Decoration And Use Of Arms And Armour.
Originally published in 1934. 704pgs (p) (DZ06) $40.00

Order ItemHeraldic Designs, Arthur C. Fox-Davies.
Basic heraldic jargon, practices and history together with 26 large format plates and hundred's of designs. 63pgs. (p) (MO32) $10.00

Order ItemHeraldic Designs, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies.
40 color plates of heraldic dress, shields, figures,seals, etc. with descriptive text. 88pgs. (p) (SO11) $22.00

* Order ItemHeraldry, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies.
Over 1000 illustrations with the aura of medieval romance. 154pgs. (p) (DY29) $15.00
Order Item Heraldry Bedingfeld (PC91) $24.00

Order ItemHeraldry For Embroiderers, Vicky Lugg & John Willcocks.
History, origins and protocal as related to heraldry and interpretation, both past and present into embroidery . 128pgs. (h) (BA50) $35.00

* Order ItemHistoric Costume In Pictures, Braun & Schneider.
A survey of costume in over 1450 figures from dawn of civilization to end of 19th century. 256pgs. (p) (DV33) $17.00

* Order ItemHistoric Costumes And How To Make Them, Mary Fernald And E. Shenton
Accurate costumes for theater and reenactments from Saxon man's tunic to an Elizabethan winged cap and doublets, with contemporary graphics. Includes unscaled patterns and construction notes. Reprint of 1937 original. 159p (p) (DZ96) $9.00

* Order ItemThe Historical Encyclopedia Of Costumes, Albert Racinet.
The classic reference with over 2000 illustrations covering all cultures throughout history. 320pgs. (h) (PB56) $45.00
Order ItemIllustrated History Of European Costume, Albert Racinet.
From Middle Ages to 19th C in upodayted version of original work. 180 full color illustrations. 160p (h) (TX17) $25.00

* Order ItemKnives And Scabbards, J. Cowgill, M. De Neergaard And N. Griffiths.
Medieval finds from excavations in London. 169pgs. (h) (RJ05) $57.00

* Order ItemMedieval And Renaissance Fashion, Raphael Jacquemin
Hand colored engravings from 1869 original. 96p (p) (DZ97) $19.00

Order ItemThe Medieval Book, Barbara A. Shailor.
How manuscript books were made in terms of the intellectual and social milieu of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. 116pgs. (p) (RO05) $28.00

* Order ItemMedieval Costume And Fashion. Herbert Norris.
Broad range of clothing worn by all classes of society with view of medieval art, culture, history and customs. 11th-15th c. 528p (p) (DY99) $19.00

* Order ItemMedieval Costume, Armour And Weapons, Edward Wagner, Zoroslav Drobna, And Jan Durdik.
A profusion of fashions and arms from simple tunics to battle armor. 456pgs (DZ20) $35.00

* Order ItemMedieval Costume In England And France, Mary G. Houston.
The 13th, 14th and 15th centuries with 350 illustrations. Following an illuminating discussion of the style and construction of costumes worn, is detailed descriptions and illustrations of actual apparel worn by all classes and sectors of society. 228pgs. (p) (DY52) $11.00

* Order ItemMedieval Costume And How To Recreate It, Dorothy Hartley.
Royalty to laborer. Over 200 illustrations. Originally published 1931. 160pgs (p) (DZ60) $12.00

* Order ItemMedieval Designs, Gregory Mirow.
225 designs from manuscrips and other original sources. 48pgs (p) (DY76) $7.00

* Order ItemThe Medieval Tailor'S Assistant, Sarah Thursfield.
The costumer's respource for making common garments covering the years 1200-1500. Over 120 patterns for braies, gowns, overkirtles, smocks, cotes, head-wear, and children's clothing. 224pgs (p) (DR52) $45.00

* Order ItemOriental Armor, H. Russell Robinson.
Middle East and Asia fro Ancient gypt to modern Japanese. 300 illustrations, 304pgs (p) (DZ33) $17.00

* Order ItemOrnament Medieval, Editions Du Carrousel
Black and white illustrations of medieval ornament from stone carvings, illumuinated alphabets, costume and metalwoork. 95pgs (p) (PW06) $12.00

* Order ItemOrnament Of The Italian Renaissance, Arthur L. Blakeslee
Ornament from architectural accents in this reproduction of plates from early 20th c. 60p (p) (DZ89) $8.00

* Order ItemLewis Carroll'S Jabberwocky; A Book Of Brillig Diaoramas, Graeme Base.
Full of three dimensional surprises and delights, these ingenious multilayered scenes will quickly draw you into the enchanted world. Aproximately 14pgs. (h) (AB33) $20.00

* Order ItemRacinet'S Full Color Pictorial History Of Western Costume, Auguste Racinet.
950 authentic costumes from the Middle Ages to 1800 (Napoleonic era). 92pgs. (p) (DV39) $17.00

* Order ItemRenaissance Patterns For Lace And Embroidery, Federico Vinciolo.
Facsimile of 1587 design book of patterns in geometric, human figure and fanciful forms. 83plates. (p) (DV43) $10.00

Order ItemA Renaissance Tapestry, Kate Simon.
The Gonzaga of Mantua. A microcosm of Reanissance Italy, warring families, dynastic marriages, scheming popes, and a wealth of art and literature, seen throught the history of a sing family, the Gonzaga. 309pgs. (h) (RM11) $15.00

* Order ItemResplendence Of The Spanish Monarchy, Antonio Dominguez Ortiz.
Renaissance tapestries and armor from the Patrimonio Nacional. Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit. 172pgs. (h) (DA01) $24.00

* Order ItemSpanish Decorative Ironwork, Luis Labarta
From shears and scissors to gates and grills and chests of Renaissance Europe through selected plates of early 20th c. original. 128p (p) (DZ91) $14.00
Order ItemTrades And Crafts In Medieval; Manuscripts, Patricia Basing.
Original source material depicting graphically Medieval lifestyles, costumes and art. 124pgs. (h) (NA03) $30.00

* Order ItemTreasury Of Ornamental Ironwork, 16Th - 18Th C, Adalbert Roeper
Gargoyles, human figures and florals incorporated into decorative embellishment. 64p (p) (DZ88) $9.00

* Order ItemVecellio'S Renaissance Costume Book, Cesare Vecellio.
500 woodcut illustrations from the 16th century compendium. 156pgs. (p) (DV38) $11.00
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Order ItemViking Clothing. Thor Ewing
Evidence from art, archaeology, literature and linguistics to present the garments of this misunderstood period fropm the 8th - 11th c. 192p (p) (DG78) $37.50
Order Item Way Of The Warrior Time (LL22) $12.00

* Order ItemWomen In The Medieval Town, Erika Uitz.
The emancipation of the feudal woman in 12th c. Europe by text and contemporary paintings and illuminations. (PB71) $24.00

Order ItemAt Home In Renaissance Italy, Marta Ajmar And Flora Dennis
The domestic world of the Italian Renaissance through a range of everyday objects from kitchen utensils to dress. 420pgs (h) (AB82) $85.00

Order ItemRenaissance And Baroque Ceiling Masterpieces, Dover
Reproduced from2 19thc. French and german portfolios. 80p (p) (DZ84) $18.00

Order ItemRenaissance And Medieval Costume, Camille Bonnard
Reproduced from an early 19th c. edition covering 13th-15th c. costume of all social classes. 128p (p) (DZ87) $18.00

French Text

* Order ItemArt Heraldique, L'Encyclopedie Diderot & D'Alembert.
18th C. facsimile of French trade encyclopedia covering heraldry design, lineage, symbols, etc. 100+/- pgs (p) (DA08) $20.00
Order ItemParures Triomphales, Jose A. Godoy And Silvio Leydi
The glory of Italian armor of the 16th c. 584p (p) (MG03) $110.00


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