About A good set of 6 ladder back country dining chairs from Lombardy, North of Italy. Executed in walnut and rush, circa 1830. All structurally sound with very charming patina.
L'Italia, lo sappiamo, è un Paese che ha sempre esercitato molto fascinosugli anglosassoni che da sempre ci sfruttano sia come luogo di villeggiatura, maanche come enciclopedia vivente di cultura e tradizione.Oserei dire che basta sollevare la pos...
Hello all, Today I will do a costume tour of Tyrol, or Tirol. This famous region in the Austrian Alps has a distinct costume tradition. Tyrol as a political entity dates back to about 1140. It eventually became an integral part of Austria. After WWI, It was divided between the current State of Austria and Italy, as part of the general idea of the time that vanquished enemies must be punished. For the southernmost part of the old Duchy of Tyrol, which is called Trentino, this had some justification, because that region is overwhelmingly Italian in language and culture, but it was decided that the Italian border should be placed along the Continental divide, so that the Suedtirol, which is German speaking, was also given to Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Tyrol It is interesting that currently the two parts of Tyrol have formed a voluntary union which also includes Trentino. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrol%E2%80%93South_Tyrol%E2%80%93Trentino_Euroregion Here is a map of the area, showing the Euroregion including Trent. This article will cover the German speaking area, excluding Trentino, which while long associated with Tyrol, is actually distinct in culture. Thus I will be talking about North Tyrol, East Tyrol, and South Tyrol. There are a couple of Valleys in the southeastern part of this area where Ladin is spoken, but the Italians in the area were relocated there by Mussolini, and only reside in the larger cities. The geographic center of Tyrol would be the Brenner pass, and the region consists of the headlands of three different major rivers, the Inn, the Etsch [Adige], and the Drava. The Inn and the Drava eventually flow into the Danube, while the Etsch flows into the Po. The Tyroleans live on both sides of the continental divide, as mountain people often do, and find their land divided by flatlanders who think that the mountains make a good place to put a border. The Tyrol is bordered by Bavaria on the north, which speaks a similar dialect of Upper German, [Boarisch], Vorarlberg and Graubunden on the west, which both speak Allemanisch, Lombardy, Trentino and Veneto on the south, which speak various Italian dialects/languages along with some pockets of Ladin, and Carinthia and Salzburg on the east, which are also parts of Austria, and speak Upper German. Here is a good physical map of the area. The costumes are not distinguished by municipal district, but by the valleys. I will provide more detailed maps where helpful. This map above may be expanded if needed, or open google maps and scroll around as you read. Here is another map with place names that might be useful. The costume is broadly similar over this entire area, with details distinguishing the various valleys. The men wear long wool pants Hos, or leather knickers Lederhosen, a linen shirt Pfoat, a vest Weste, which is often red, Suspenders Kraxn, usually worn over the vest, a large belt Gurt, a jacket usually of loden Joppe, as well as stockings, shoes, and the hat typical of the valley. The men's jacket is one of the items which distinguish the differnent costumes. They are of various cuts and lengths, different colors, and have embroidery, ribbon, or applique, or not. They may be brown, green, blue, maroon, violet, red, or even yellow, depending on the valley. The women, of course, have more variety, there usually being a formal costume, a festive costume, a winter costume, and an everyday work costume. I will focus on the summer festive costume for comparisons here. This includes a chemise Hemdl, a bodice Mieder, which often is laced closed over a plastron Brustlatz, a skirt Kittel, an apron Schurz, and often a jacket Joppe or Tschoap. The details of the trim and embroidery on the bodice are what mostly define the various costumes today. Both sexes often wear a black silk neck scarf Flor. Whereas in most places folk costumes are called Tracht, in this area they are more likely to be called G'wand, reflecting the local dialect. What is retained today in Tyrol is three historical layers of Gewand. The old 'miedertracht', which basically dates from the Baroque, This is seldom worn, but is seen in illustrations and museums.This often has skirts cut so as to exaggerate the width of the hips, sometimes has a short waist, and often has stockings worn in rolls so as to exaggerate the thickness of the legs. The bodice is stiff, and has a wide opening, with a plastron. Here is one example from the Innsbruck area. the 'spencertracht', which has its origins in the Biedermeier, which includes the dark leg of mutton sleeves. This seems to have been spread by the Pietism of the 19th cent. which valued simplicity, dark colors and modesty. Where this coexists with the bodice costume it is considered to be more formal. Here is an example from the Lower Inntal. and the Erneuerter tracht, which is a modernization of the miedertracht, done in the 1930's. The lines have been modified for practicality and to please modern notions of beauty. The waist has been returned to the natural waist and the plastron has been narrowed. The extremely thick hips and legs are no longer part of the costume. Here is an example of a renovated gewand from Innsbruck as worn today. Dirndls are a seperate thing. They are modern clothing which developed from the old everyday work costumes, and keep more or less the traditional cut. The colors, materials and details vary according to the desire of the wearer. They are worn, but are not considered to be true folk costumes. Nord Tirol I will proceed more or less from east to west. The east half is generally referred to as the Unterland [lowlands] and the western half as the Oberland [highlands]. Leukental or Großachental This valley runs from the Thurn pass on the border with Salzburg state north through Kitzbuhel and St. Johann to the German border, following the Ache river. This is a minor river which does not connect with the Inn valley. The images show the formal costume, kassettl, with the long sleeves as well as the festive costume with the bodice. This is the costume which is featured at the head of the article. Lower Inntal This is often considered to extend from the German border up to about Jenbach. The first image shows the formal costume of this area which has gradually become popular further up the valley and into some of the side valleys for weddings and other formal occasions. This costume is called 'Kassettl'. Here is a somewhat less formal version. The bodice costume is also found here Just for example, here is the everyday costume from this area. These everyday summer costumes are what gave rise to the dirndl in the 20th century. Just to give a more complete picture, here is the winter costume for this area. Here are some photos. Here is a video of an interview with a woman who specializes in sewing the Kassettl Gwand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEpUTLlsNgo Brixental and Wildschönau The Brixental joins the Inn valley near Wörgl and extends to the south and east towards Kitzbühel. Wildschönau is a side valley which extends to the west from Brixental. Alpbachtal This valley joins the Inn at Brixlegg, and runs to the southeast. The women's bodice is embroidered on both the front and the back. Zillertal This is a large valley which lies to the south of the Inn and joins the Inntal at Jenbach. Their own version of the formal costume is still commonly worn. Here we see that there is a particular hat which is a signature of this valley. This is very common. The men's costume has a red vest which closes under the arm. The front of the vest has one to three rows of gallon around the neck opening. Kraxn are not worn. The Joppe is light gray. Here is a video of a Riflemen's group from Zillertal on parade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocoUP3R_H3c Here is a video of a musical group, The Young Zillertalers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Dl13fPTYw Achental This is a small side valley which lies north of the Inntal, and also joins the Inn at Jenbach. Here is an old print of this costume. Notice the similarities and the differences. Upper LowerInntal This Gwand is found roughly from Jenbach up to the town of Hall. Wipptal The Wipptal is a large valley which joins the Inn at Innsbruck. It extends south to the Brenner pass, and beyond, into South Tyrol, where at some point it becomes the upper Eisacktal. Again, note the distinctive hat. The loden joppe is burgundy or violet colored in this valley. In the first image, the woman is wearing a formal jacket, Schalk. Sterzing and Pfitscher Tal This town is in South Tyrol, south of the Brenner Pass, in what the Tyroleans consider to be the upper Wipptal. The Pfitscher Tal is a side valley which extends to the northeast from Sterzing [Vipiteno]. Stubaital This is a side valley off the lower Wipptal at Schönberg which extends to the southwest. It lies completely within North Tyrol. Innsbruck and Lower UpperInntal This costume is found from around Innsbruck up the valley to Imst. Ötztal This is a side valley of the Inn, which extends to the south from just below Imst, west of Stubaital. The men's joppe is distinguished by being embroidered on the front below the neck and on the cuffs, and no vest is worn. The women's bodice has a black upper part to the brustlatz with embroidery in a horizontal band. Pitztal This is the next side valley off the Inn as we head upstream. It joins the Inn valley at Arzl and extends to the south parallel to the Ötztal. Leutaschtal, Seefeld, Scharnitz This area lies north of the Inn valley about halfway between Innsbruck and Imst, where the Inn valley makes a bend and starts to head southwest, near the town of Telfs. The Leutasch valley runs north into Bavaria. Lechtal This river valley lies in northwestern Tyrol. The source of the river is in Vorarlberg, and flows through a corner of Tyrol before travelling north through western Bavaria. It does not connect with the Inn. The costume shows influence from both of these neighboring regions. Here is a plate showing the old costume, which seems to have been revived. Here are some images of the new costume, from the 1930's. Tannheim Tal This is a side valley of the Lech, The head of which is in the extreme northwest corner of Tyrol, and joins the Lech at a point not far from the German border. Notice the embroidered linen Goller, which is more typical of Switzerland, and the Radhaube, the wheeled headress which is common around the Bodensee, but not found anywhere else in Tyrol. Reutte This town is located on the lower Lech river, between the Tannheim Tal and the German border. Stanzer Tal At Landeck, the Inn valley makes an S curve to the south and heads to the southwest into Graubunden. The Stanzer Tal extends directly west of Landeck into Vorarlberg. This area marks the westernmost extension of North Tyrol. Paznaun Tal This valley meets the Stanzer Tal not far from its opening at Landeck, and extends to the southwest. Upper UpperInntal This includes the Inntal from just above Imst to the Swiss border. In the westernmost part of North Tyrol, there is a low pass which leads from the Upper Inn valley, just east of the Swiss border, south into South Tyrol Vintschgau This lies just south of the upper Inntal, and they are connected by a low pass. It is the valley of the upper Etsch River. The head of the valley is in the extreme northwest corner of South Tyrol. It heads south, and then east, and is considered to end in the vicinity of the city of Meran, where the river makes a sharp turn for the south. The men's costume varies; in the west, in Upper Vintschgau, it resembles that of the Upper Inntal. In the east, in lower Vintschgau, it resembles more the costume of Meran. This gwand is from Graun, in the extreme upper part of the valley. Meran and vicinity The city of Meran lies at the point where the Etsch takes a sharp turn and heads south. There is a bodice costume miedergwand which is worn here. The Burggrafenamt, the formal costume is often worn here as well, see below. Burggrafenamt This refers to the mid Etsch valley, basically between the cities of Meran and Bozen. The formal costume of this area is very popular for weddings over a wider area. This tracht shows definite city influence. This costume is also worn in Meran. The wide red lapels are a feature of this costume. Passeiertal This is a valley which opens near Meran, and heads north. Ultental This is a valley which opens on the Etsch river valley a short distance south of Meran and heads to the southwest. It lies to the south of Vintschgau. One unique characteristic is that sometimes the bun is covered with a hair net that has lace edging. Bozen and vicinity This is a large city which lies at the confluence of the Etsch and the Eisack rivers. Überetsch-Unterland This is the region which lies south of the city of Bozen, and forms a triangular extension in the south center of South Tyrol. The name means 'The Upper Etsch Lowland'. Of course, this is Tyrol, and 'lowland' is relative. The bodice is light green with pale red silk borders, and black velvet ribbon which is hand embroidered in a floral pattern. The brustlatz also has floral embroidery. Sarntal This is a valley which opens near the city of Bozen and heads north, between the two major river valleys of the Etsch and the Eisack. It is reached by passing through a narrow gorge, and so is relatively isolated. There are two costume traditions in this valley. The old one is very rich and colorful, and resembles the gwand which is found further east, in Eisacktal and Pustertal. In about 1850 the 'new costume' was introduced, and by the early 20th cent completely replaced the old, although most people still have them in their attics. There is now a movement to revive this costume. In the old costume unmarried men wore red jackets, and married men wore brown or black jackets. The 'new costume' is simple, dark, and sober, in keeping with the Pietistic ideals of the 19th cent. It is still a living tradition in the Sarntal. The new costume features black leather kraxn with feather embroidery. Ritten This is a plateau which lies between the Sarntal and the Eisacktal, to the northeast of the city of Bozen, and southeast of the Sarntal. The costume resembles that of the Eisacktal. Eggental This is a valley which extends to the southeast from the Eisack valley and opens just north of the city of Bozen. The men wear jackets of a light moss green which can even shade into yellow. The jacket may be short or long, and is bordered in a dark green. Kastelruth & Groedner Tal Kastelruth lies east of the Eisack valley, and leads east to the Groedner Tal, or Val Gardena, where the people speak Ladin. The costume is similar, but the Ladin people add extra items to the costume, like the festive crown, separate linen collar and metal belt for the girls. The German speaking people of Kastelruth wear a more sober form of the same costume. Mittel Eisacktal This is the mid Eisack river valley around Klausener, Villanders and Latzfons. The men's jacket of Latzfons is distinguished by embroidery on the front. Brixen This lies in the Eisacktal where it is joined by the Pustertal. Above this, the high Eisacktall is considered to be the upper Wipptal. Pustertal The Pustertal with its side valleys takes up the eastern part of South Tyrol. The large side valley on the south is Val Badia, which borders Val Gardena, and is also inhabited by Ladin speakers. The Ladin influence is also visible in this costume. You will notice that in the eastern part of this valley, another river rises and flows east. This is the Drava, which flows through East Tyrol, and eventually into Croatia. Pustertal-East Tyrol Transitional area This costume is found from Innichen east into East Tyrol by Lienz in the Drava river valley. This area also has its version of the new, or formal costume, which in this area is called Bäuerisches Gwand for the women, and Osttiroler Anzug for the men. This is similar to other names for this costume around Tyrol, and comes from the word for farmer, and not from Bavaria. East Tyrol Villgratental is a side valley which lies north of the Drava just east of the border of South Tyrol with East Tyrol. Lienz This is the main city of East Tyrol, and is found on the Drava river near the eastern edge of Tyrol Iseltal The Isel valley heads north from the city of Lienz. Defereggental This is a side valley of the Isel, and runs to the west, parallel to and north of the Drava. The women's bodice is distinguished by horizontal rows of floral embroidery on the brustlatz. Thus we come to the end of Tyrol. I hope that you have found this to be interesting and informative. The culture of Tyrol is rich and fascinating. I hope that you felt that it was worth devoting such a long article to it. Here is a short video about sewing Tyrolean tracht and dirndls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlZ2onXGPRw Roman K [email protected] Source Material: Nina Gockerell & Helene Kostenzer, 'Alte Trachten aus Oberbayern & Tirol, Munich, 1976 Albert Kretschmer, 'Das Grosse Buch der Volkstrachten', Basel,1977 reprint of 1887 original Gertrud Pesendorfer & Grete Karasek,'Tirol : Neue Deutsche Bauerntrachten', Munich, 1938 Gertrud Pesendorfer, 'Lebendige Tracht in Tirol', Innsbruck, 1966 Uta Radakoich, 'Costumi Tradizionali dell'Alto Adige/Suedtirol', Trent, 2009 Maria Rehm, 'Oesterreichs Trachtenbuechlein', Innsbruck, 1981 Josef Ringler, 'Tiroler Trachten', Innsbruck, 1961 Petra Streng, 'Echt Tirol Trachten', Innsbruck, 2006 Hans Von Hammerstein, 'Trachten der Alpenlander', Vienna, 1937 'Die Sarner Tracht: Bairisch gien', Bozen, 2011
Waiting for Father - Myles Birket Foster 19th century
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Hello all, Today I will do a costume tour of Tyrol, or Tirol. This famous region in the Austrian Alps has a distinct costume tradition. Tyrol as a political entity dates back to about 1140. It eventually became an integral part of Austria. After WWI, It was divided between the current State of Austria and Italy, as part of the general idea of the time that vanquished enemies must be punished. For the southernmost part of the old Duchy of Tyrol, which is called Trentino, this had some justification, because that region is overwhelmingly Italian in language and culture, but it was decided that the Italian border should be placed along the Continental divide, so that the Suedtirol, which is German speaking, was also given to Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Tyrol It is interesting that currently the two parts of Tyrol have formed a voluntary union which also includes Trentino. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrol%E2%80%93South_Tyrol%E2%80%93Trentino_Euroregion Here is a map of the area, showing the Euroregion including Trent. This article will cover the German speaking area, excluding Trentino, which while long associated with Tyrol, is actually distinct in culture. Thus I will be talking about North Tyrol, East Tyrol, and South Tyrol. There are a couple of Valleys in the southeastern part of this area where Ladin is spoken, but the Italians in the area were relocated there by Mussolini, and only reside in the larger cities. The geographic center of Tyrol would be the Brenner pass, and the region consists of the headlands of three different major rivers, the Inn, the Etsch [Adige], and the Drava. The Inn and the Drava eventually flow into the Danube, while the Etsch flows into the Po. The Tyroleans live on both sides of the continental divide, as mountain people often do, and find their land divided by flatlanders who think that the mountains make a good place to put a border. The Tyrol is bordered by Bavaria on the north, which speaks a similar dialect of Upper German, [Boarisch], Vorarlberg and Graubunden on the west, which both speak Allemanisch, Lombardy, Trentino and Veneto on the south, which speak various Italian dialects/languages along with some pockets of Ladin, and Carinthia and Salzburg on the east, which are also parts of Austria, and speak Upper German. Here is a good physical map of the area. The costumes are not distinguished by municipal district, but by the valleys. I will provide more detailed maps where helpful. This map above may be expanded if needed, or open google maps and scroll around as you read. Here is another map with place names that might be useful. The costume is broadly similar over this entire area, with details distinguishing the various valleys. The men wear long wool pants Hos, or leather knickers Lederhosen, a linen shirt Pfoat, a vest Weste, which is often red, Suspenders Kraxn, usually worn over the vest, a large belt Gurt, a jacket usually of loden Joppe, as well as stockings, shoes, and the hat typical of the valley. The men's jacket is one of the items which distinguish the differnent costumes. They are of various cuts and lengths, different colors, and have embroidery, ribbon, or applique, or not. They may be brown, green, blue, maroon, violet, red, or even yellow, depending on the valley. The women, of course, have more variety, there usually being a formal costume, a festive costume, a winter costume, and an everyday work costume. I will focus on the summer festive costume for comparisons here. This includes a chemise Hemdl, a bodice Mieder, which often is laced closed over a plastron Brustlatz, a skirt Kittel, an apron Schurz, and often a jacket Joppe or Tschoap. The details of the trim and embroidery on the bodice are what mostly define the various costumes today. Both sexes often wear a black silk neck scarf Flor. Whereas in most places folk costumes are called Tracht, in this area they are more likely to be called G'wand, reflecting the local dialect. What is retained today in Tyrol is three historical layers of Gewand. The old 'miedertracht', which basically dates from the Baroque, This is seldom worn, but is seen in illustrations and museums.This often has skirts cut so as to exaggerate the width of the hips, sometimes has a short waist, and often has stockings worn in rolls so as to exaggerate the thickness of the legs. The bodice is stiff, and has a wide opening, with a plastron. Here is one example from the Innsbruck area. the 'spencertracht', which has its origins in the Biedermeier, which includes the dark leg of mutton sleeves. This seems to have been spread by the Pietism of the 19th cent. which valued simplicity, dark colors and modesty. Where this coexists with the bodice costume it is considered to be more formal. Here is an example from the Lower Inntal. and the Erneuerter tracht, which is a modernization of the miedertracht, done in the 1930's. The lines have been modified for practicality and to please modern notions of beauty. The waist has been returned to the natural waist and the plastron has been narrowed. The extremely thick hips and legs are no longer part of the costume. Here is an example of a renovated gewand from Innsbruck as worn today. Dirndls are a seperate thing. They are modern clothing which developed from the old everyday work costumes, and keep more or less the traditional cut. The colors, materials and details vary according to the desire of the wearer. They are worn, but are not considered to be true folk costumes. Nord Tirol I will proceed more or less from east to west. The east half is generally referred to as the Unterland [lowlands] and the western half as the Oberland [highlands]. Leukental or Großachental This valley runs from the Thurn pass on the border with Salzburg state north through Kitzbuhel and St. Johann to the German border, following the Ache river. This is a minor river which does not connect with the Inn valley. The images show the formal costume, kassettl, with the long sleeves as well as the festive costume with the bodice. This is the costume which is featured at the head of the article. Lower Inntal This is often considered to extend from the German border up to about Jenbach. The first image shows the formal costume of this area which has gradually become popular further up the valley and into some of the side valleys for weddings and other formal occasions. This costume is called 'Kassettl'. Here is a somewhat less formal version. The bodice costume is also found here Just for example, here is the everyday costume from this area. These everyday summer costumes are what gave rise to the dirndl in the 20th century. Just to give a more complete picture, here is the winter costume for this area. Here are some photos. Here is a video of an interview with a woman who specializes in sewing the Kassettl Gwand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEpUTLlsNgo Brixental and Wildschönau The Brixental joins the Inn valley near Wörgl and extends to the south and east towards Kitzbühel. Wildschönau is a side valley which extends to the west from Brixental. Alpbachtal This valley joins the Inn at Brixlegg, and runs to the southeast. The women's bodice is embroidered on both the front and the back. Zillertal This is a large valley which lies to the south of the Inn and joins the Inntal at Jenbach. Their own version of the formal costume is still commonly worn. Here we see that there is a particular hat which is a signature of this valley. This is very common. The men's costume has a red vest which closes under the arm. The front of the vest has one to three rows of gallon around the neck opening. Kraxn are not worn. The Joppe is light gray. Here is a video of a Riflemen's group from Zillertal on parade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocoUP3R_H3c Here is a video of a musical group, The Young Zillertalers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Dl13fPTYw Achental This is a small side valley which lies north of the Inntal, and also joins the Inn at Jenbach. Here is an old print of this costume. Notice the similarities and the differences. Upper LowerInntal This Gwand is found roughly from Jenbach up to the town of Hall. Wipptal The Wipptal is a large valley which joins the Inn at Innsbruck. It extends south to the Brenner pass, and beyond, into South Tyrol, where at some point it becomes the upper Eisacktal. Again, note the distinctive hat. The loden joppe is burgundy or violet colored in this valley. In the first image, the woman is wearing a formal jacket, Schalk. Sterzing and Pfitscher Tal This town is in South Tyrol, south of the Brenner Pass, in what the Tyroleans consider to be the upper Wipptal. The Pfitscher Tal is a side valley which extends to the northeast from Sterzing [Vipiteno]. Stubaital This is a side valley off the lower Wipptal at Schönberg which extends to the southwest. It lies completely within North Tyrol. Innsbruck and Lower UpperInntal This costume is found from around Innsbruck up the valley to Imst. Ötztal This is a side valley of the Inn, which extends to the south from just below Imst, west of Stubaital. The men's joppe is distinguished by being embroidered on the front below the neck and on the cuffs, and no vest is worn. The women's bodice has a black upper part to the brustlatz with embroidery in a horizontal band. Pitztal This is the next side valley off the Inn as we head upstream. It joins the Inn valley at Arzl and extends to the south parallel to the Ötztal. Leutaschtal, Seefeld, Scharnitz This area lies north of the Inn valley about halfway between Innsbruck and Imst, where the Inn valley makes a bend and starts to head southwest, near the town of Telfs. The Leutasch valley runs north into Bavaria. Lechtal This river valley lies in northwestern Tyrol. The source of the river is in Vorarlberg, and flows through a corner of Tyrol before travelling north through western Bavaria. It does not connect with the Inn. The costume shows influence from both of these neighboring regions. Here is a plate showing the old costume, which seems to have been revived. Here are some images of the new costume, from the 1930's. Tannheim Tal This is a side valley of the Lech, The head of which is in the extreme northwest corner of Tyrol, and joins the Lech at a point not far from the German border. Notice the embroidered linen Goller, which is more typical of Switzerland, and the Radhaube, the wheeled headress which is common around the Bodensee, but not found anywhere else in Tyrol. Reutte This town is located on the lower Lech river, between the Tannheim Tal and the German border. Stanzer Tal At Landeck, the Inn valley makes an S curve to the south and heads to the southwest into Graubunden. The Stanzer Tal extends directly west of Landeck into Vorarlberg. This area marks the westernmost extension of North Tyrol. Paznaun Tal This valley meets the Stanzer Tal not far from its opening at Landeck, and extends to the southwest. Upper UpperInntal This includes the Inntal from just above Imst to the Swiss border. In the westernmost part of North Tyrol, there is a low pass which leads from the Upper Inn valley, just east of the Swiss border, south into South Tyrol Vintschgau This lies just south of the upper Inntal, and they are connected by a low pass. It is the valley of the upper Etsch River. The head of the valley is in the extreme northwest corner of South Tyrol. It heads south, and then east, and is considered to end in the vicinity of the city of Meran, where the river makes a sharp turn for the south. The men's costume varies; in the west, in Upper Vintschgau, it resembles that of the Upper Inntal. In the east, in lower Vintschgau, it resembles more the costume of Meran. This gwand is from Graun, in the extreme upper part of the valley. Meran and vicinity The city of Meran lies at the point where the Etsch takes a sharp turn and heads south. There is a bodice costume miedergwand which is worn here. The Burggrafenamt, the formal costume is often worn here as well, see below. Burggrafenamt This refers to the mid Etsch valley, basically between the cities of Meran and Bozen. The formal costume of this area is very popular for weddings over a wider area. This tracht shows definite city influence. This costume is also worn in Meran. The wide red lapels are a feature of this costume. Passeiertal This is a valley which opens near Meran, and heads north. Ultental This is a valley which opens on the Etsch river valley a short distance south of Meran and heads to the southwest. It lies to the south of Vintschgau. One unique characteristic is that sometimes the bun is covered with a hair net that has lace edging. Bozen and vicinity This is a large city which lies at the confluence of the Etsch and the Eisack rivers. Überetsch-Unterland This is the region which lies south of the city of Bozen, and forms a triangular extension in the south center of South Tyrol. The name means 'The Upper Etsch Lowland'. Of course, this is Tyrol, and 'lowland' is relative. The bodice is light green with pale red silk borders, and black velvet ribbon which is hand embroidered in a floral pattern. The brustlatz also has floral embroidery. Sarntal This is a valley which opens near the city of Bozen and heads north, between the two major river valleys of the Etsch and the Eisack. It is reached by passing through a narrow gorge, and so is relatively isolated. There are two costume traditions in this valley. The old one is very rich and colorful, and resembles the gwand which is found further east, in Eisacktal and Pustertal. In about 1850 the 'new costume' was introduced, and by the early 20th cent completely replaced the old, although most people still have them in their attics. There is now a movement to revive this costume. In the old costume unmarried men wore red jackets, and married men wore brown or black jackets. The 'new costume' is simple, dark, and sober, in keeping with the Pietistic ideals of the 19th cent. It is still a living tradition in the Sarntal. The new costume features black leather kraxn with feather embroidery. Ritten This is a plateau which lies between the Sarntal and the Eisacktal, to the northeast of the city of Bozen, and southeast of the Sarntal. The costume resembles that of the Eisacktal. Eggental This is a valley which extends to the southeast from the Eisack valley and opens just north of the city of Bozen. The men wear jackets of a light moss green which can even shade into yellow. The jacket may be short or long, and is bordered in a dark green. Kastelruth & Groedner Tal Kastelruth lies east of the Eisack valley, and leads east to the Groedner Tal, or Val Gardena, where the people speak Ladin. The costume is similar, but the Ladin people add extra items to the costume, like the festive crown, separate linen collar and metal belt for the girls. The German speaking people of Kastelruth wear a more sober form of the same costume. Mittel Eisacktal This is the mid Eisack river valley around Klausener, Villanders and Latzfons. The men's jacket of Latzfons is distinguished by embroidery on the front. Brixen This lies in the Eisacktal where it is joined by the Pustertal. Above this, the high Eisacktall is considered to be the upper Wipptal. Pustertal The Pustertal with its side valleys takes up the eastern part of South Tyrol. The large side valley on the south is Val Badia, which borders Val Gardena, and is also inhabited by Ladin speakers. The Ladin influence is also visible in this costume. You will notice that in the eastern part of this valley, another river rises and flows east. This is the Drava, which flows through East Tyrol, and eventually into Croatia. Pustertal-East Tyrol Transitional area This costume is found from Innichen east into East Tyrol by Lienz in the Drava river valley. This area also has its version of the new, or formal costume, which in this area is called Bäuerisches Gwand for the women, and Osttiroler Anzug for the men. This is similar to other names for this costume around Tyrol, and comes from the word for farmer, and not from Bavaria. East Tyrol Villgratental is a side valley which lies north of the Drava just east of the border of South Tyrol with East Tyrol. Lienz This is the main city of East Tyrol, and is found on the Drava river near the eastern edge of Tyrol Iseltal The Isel valley heads north from the city of Lienz. Defereggental This is a side valley of the Isel, and runs to the west, parallel to and north of the Drava. The women's bodice is distinguished by horizontal rows of floral embroidery on the brustlatz. Thus we come to the end of Tyrol. I hope that you have found this to be interesting and informative. The culture of Tyrol is rich and fascinating. I hope that you felt that it was worth devoting such a long article to it. Here is a short video about sewing Tyrolean tracht and dirndls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlZ2onXGPRw Roman K [email protected] Source Material: Nina Gockerell & Helene Kostenzer, 'Alte Trachten aus Oberbayern & Tirol, Munich, 1976 Albert Kretschmer, 'Das Grosse Buch der Volkstrachten', Basel,1977 reprint of 1887 original Gertrud Pesendorfer & Grete Karasek,'Tirol : Neue Deutsche Bauerntrachten', Munich, 1938 Gertrud Pesendorfer, 'Lebendige Tracht in Tirol', Innsbruck, 1966 Uta Radakoich, 'Costumi Tradizionali dell'Alto Adige/Suedtirol', Trent, 2009 Maria Rehm, 'Oesterreichs Trachtenbuechlein', Innsbruck, 1981 Josef Ringler, 'Tiroler Trachten', Innsbruck, 1961 Petra Streng, 'Echt Tirol Trachten', Innsbruck, 2006 Hans Von Hammerstein, 'Trachten der Alpenlander', Vienna, 1937 'Die Sarner Tracht: Bairisch gien', Bozen, 2011
John O 'Connor 1830-1889 Ierland
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Hello all, Today I will talk about yet another costume whose region is bisected by an international border. This is found in a region north of Milan, in the northwest of theregion of Lombardy, Italy called Brianza and the neighboring region of Mendrisiotto in Switzerland. Here is a map of Northern Italy and its neighbors. Lombardy is shown in orange in the middle. The region of Brianza is more or less centered around the city of Como. Here is a map of Lombardia with Brianza labelled on it. Brianza is a historical region and has no current official boundaries, overlapping several contemporary provinces. Mendrisiotto is the southernmost part of the arm of Switzerland just northwest of Como, south of Lake Lugano. The traditional language in most of Lombardy and the Swiss Canton of Ticino is Lumbard. This has historically been considered to be a dialect of Italian, but recently linguists describe it as a language of the Gallo-Italic group, along with Ligurian and Piemonteis. The definition of Lumbard as a dialect was based mostly on political grounds, and the fact that it is somewhat similar to Italian, more so than Ladin or Friuli, for example. Lumbard is quickly being replaced by Italian on both sides of the border, a fate which is shared by many of the minority languages and dialects of Europe and the rest of the world. For those who are interested, here is an article about Lumbard written in Lumbard. For English or other language translation, click on the list at the left. http://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lengua_lumbarda We tend to think of languages as being 'divided' into various dialects. In fact, the opposite is true, Dialects are grouped into Languages. Each local dialect exists independently, having Its own history and its own life in its community. Groups of similar dialects are placed under the heading of one language or another, often for political reasons, and some very divergent ways of speaking are often shoehorned into a language for other than linguistic reasons. This costume is found on both sides of the border, in fact, the only reason why Mendrisiotto is not considered to be part of Brianza is that it is in Switzerland. Switzerland is unique in the world in being a nation that is identified not with one ethnicity, but several. This is actually true of most nations, but most do not readily admit it. Often residents of Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, etc, were told to take the Swiss as an example. This was not helpful, as there was one huge difference; the Swiss Confederacy was VOLUNTARY. Let us take a look at this costume. Here is the depiction of the Italian version of this costume by Emma Calderini, an eminent expert on Italian costume. Here is a photograph of the Swiss version. The costume on the right is the everyday attire. The only significant difference which I see is the collar of the chemise. Here is my translation of Emma Calderini's description of this costume. 'This costume is worn for grand occasions, composed of a chemise of fine linen, ornamented with lace and silk ribbons.. - The bodice is laced up in front, and the skirt is very full, of heavy silk embroidered by hand. - The sleeves are attached to the shoulder of the bodice by ribbons. - The apron is of fine linen with embroidery, openwork and lace. - The shoulder shawl is in wool of vivid colors. - Knit stockings. - Wooden clogs with leather straps. - Coral necklace, silver spadini in the hair, hanging earrings of gold and coral'. For comparison, here is Emma's print of the everyday costume of this region. You can see that it agrees substantially with the Swiss photograph above, chemise La camicia (camisetta), petticoat La sottogonna (suchin), bloomers I mutandoni (moudant), skirt with bodice La gonna con corpetto (soca cul curpet), shoulder shawl Lo scialle (scialet), apron Il grembiule (scusà), clogs Gli zoccoli (socur a la muntagnina), headscarf. [The first of each translation is in Italian, with the Lumbard term in parentheses]. The only differences are the colors used. I am sure that a variety of materials was used for the everyday costume. Red and black checked or striped material was popular in Lombardy among the peasants, here is an example of an apron in the Linen Museum of Lombardy. The major difference between the everyday costume and the festive is the quality of materials used. I do not have any closeups of the embroidery on the bodice, skirt or apron, but they seem to be standard floral motifs. I am sure that brocade was also used, according to taste and pocketbook. Emma simply says that the festive apron is 'perforated', by which I suppose that she means cutwork. You can see in the print that the cutwork is distributed across the field of the apron. The separate sleeves are very common in Italian Folk Costumes, In other regions a gap is often left where the sleeves of the chemise puff out, but here they are tied right up to the bodice. Historians say that this was originally a way to circumvent either taxes on clothing or sumptuary laws, which were common in western Europe. The purpose of sumptuary laws was to prevent people from wearing clothing which was, in the eyes of the local authorities 'above their station', or a perceived waste of resources. Such laws were commonly ignored, flouted, or circumvented by those who could afford to do so. This costume is a survival of the formal costume of the area going back several centuries. The most distinctive part of this outfit is the formal headdress, called La Raggiera (Sperada), or Guazza (Cuazz). It has a long history in this area, dating back to the 16th cent. [it is obligatory when writing about la raggiera to note that it is explicitly mentioned in "I Promessi Sposi', the third most famous piece of Italian Literature, after Dante's 'Divine Comedy' and 'The Adventures of Pinocchio'. I Promessi Sposi was set in this region]. Originally this was composed of a set of large silver hairpins, a couple dozen or more, of three different types. [The first set includes a pair of matching earrings]. The hair was gathered into a chignon at the nape of the neck, and braids were attached in a circle on the back of the head. The 'spilloni' were arranged through the braid and into the chignon. There is one large sticklike pin with olive or ball shaped ends, the Sponton, which secures the bun, 1 to 3 pair of larger pins which anchor each end, the Spadine, and the remainder are spoon shaped and usually smaller, the cucchiaini, the concave shape on the ends catch and scatter light. Here are some drawings of the various types of hairpins used. This was obviously difficult to assemble, so later on a fake braid was incorporated into the headpiece to hold the spilloni together at consistent intervals, and the ends were then pushed into the bun. This structure may be embellished with a silk or velvet ribbon. Some examples look suspiciously like they were made as one piece of metal. This is so striking and attractive that la Raggiera also forms a part of several other similar costumes in the general region. Galliate in Piemonte Germignaga in Lombardy Locarno in Ticino Lugano in Ticino A smaller version of la raggiera also figures in the less bourgious costumes of Parre in Lombardy and Belluno in Veneto, each of which I plan to do a future posting on. A few photos of performing groups in Brianza wearing variations of this costume. An informative article about la raggiera, in Italian http://it.paperblog.com/la-corona-lombarda-597786/ A couple of local performing groups of the region http://www.grupporenzoelucia.it/costumi/pagina%20costumi.htm http://it-it.facebook.com/pages/Gruppo-folclorico-firlinfeu-La-Brianzola/514229308595268?sk=photos_stream Videos of these groups performing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEo8RNIEMFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCt6NhwJjQk Feel free to contact me with requests for research. I hope to eventually cover all of Europe and the Former Russian Empire/Soviet Union. I also gratefully accept tips on source materials which i may not have. I also accept commissions to research/design, sew, and/or embroider costumes or other items for groups or individuals. I also choreograph and teach folk dance. Roman K. [email protected] email Source Material: Emma Calderini, 'Il Costume Popolare in Italia', Milan, 1953 Lotti Schuertz - Louise Witzig, 'Trachten der Schweiz', Bern, 1978 Louise Witzig, 'Schweizer Trachtenbuch', Zurich, 1954 Elba Gurzau, 'Folk Dances, Costumes and Customs of Italy', 1981 Louise Witzig & Edwige Eberle, 'Costumes Suisses', Payot Lausanne
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Wooden Statue of the Miraculous Virgin on the Globe handpainted and handcarved in the North of Italy. Perfect replica of the Virgin appeared in Rue du Bac according to the description reported by Catherine Labouré about Marian Apparitions during those Nigths. Mary is depicted on the globe crushin...
Wooden Statue of the Miraculous Virgin on the Globe handpainted and handcarved in the North of Italy. Perfect replica of the Virgin appeared in Rue du Bac according to the description reported by Catherine Labouré about Marian Apparitions during those Nigths. Mary is depicted on the globe crushin...