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That legging is knitted. Imagine knitting a hip-high sock using super-fine gauge and thin, thin homespun. Fookin' 'ell.
Акетон Карла VI и его варианты. - TERRA TEUTONICA - 74 photos
Persian silk qaba (coat) folded in half. Part of the sleeve and armpit are open and feature fabric applique trim. c. 1600
Alb of St. Hugo, La Valsainte bei Charmey. Pictures from Brigitta Schmedding's _Mittelalterliche Textilien in Kirchen und Klöstern der Schweiz_ (1978, Abegg-Stiftung Bern) and _Textile Conservation and Research_ (Mechtild Flury-Lemberg, 1988, Abegg-Stiftung Bern)
Brickband med silverinslag. Taf. 14, 23:1, 18:1-3.
The only surviving exemplary of a giornea from the XV century. The giornea was a staple of Italian 1400s fashion, this one belonged to Diego I Cavaniglia, who died in 1481. Before it was found in 2004 we knew of this piece of clothing only through paintings and records.
From: Textile Conservation and Research. A Documentation of the Textile Department on the 20th Anniversary of the Abegg Foundation. Bern, Schriften der Abbeg-stiftung, 1988 Now, I seem to remember when I first said I was getting this book - SOMEONE needed to get more information on…
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Saxon Electoral Regalia
men's jerkin | GERMANIC NATIONAL MUSEUM
TÄNÄÄN / TODAY: Riina Rammo "Tekstiilileiud Tartu keskaegsetest jäätmekastidest: tehnoloogia, kaubandus ja tarbimine" ...
aubrechts wedding gloves
La posible llegada a Europa del Gusano de Seda (I). Son muchas las hipótesis sobre cómo el occidente europeo conoció la producción de sed...
The Nederfrederiksmose Man (also known as Kraglund Man or Frederiksdal Man) was found May 25th 1898 in Fattiggårdens mose near the village Kragelund, north west of Silkeborg, Denmark (also approximately 15 miles south of Viborg, Denmark). The man wore a kirtle of coarse woolen cloth, the legs were bare but on his feet he had short leather boots, laced over…Continue Reading→
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Introduction The Abbasid Caliphate period in Islamic history saw the cultural focus shift from the Arabian Peninsular to Persia, and the rise of the Persian Secretarial class as the fashion trend setters and arbiters of fine taste within the Islamic world. The secretarial class, or Kātib as they were called, were able to draw their…
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I sometimes portrait the wife of a high ranking nobleman in Sweden. In the late 14th century the movers and shakers of their time did have access to fancy fabrics of high quality, even silks, so I thought it would have been accessible for a noblewoman, even in an outpost of Sweden. I bought a silk…
