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- Older Costuming Books:
-
- Some of these books are out of print. Most of them should be in a good
- university library. Some of them will be in the public library:
-
- Alcega, Juan de. Tailor's Pattern Book 1589. (reprint)
-
- Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their
- Construction c. 1660-1860; Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's
- Dresses and their Construction c. 1860-1940; New York. Drama Book
- Publishers, 1972. Also: Patterns of Fashion 3: The cut and
- construction of clothes for men and women c1560 - 1620; MacMillan
- London Ltd, 1985, ISBN 0-333-38284-6. Contains notes on construction
- techniques and fabrics. Very clear drawings show the inside of each
- garment.
-
- Boucher, Francois. 20,000 Years of Fashion : The History of Costume and
- Personal Adornment. c 1965 by H.N. Abrams, reprinted 1987. (but first
- published much earlier). Also called Histoire du costume en Occident.
- 459 pages.
-
- Bradfield, Nancy. Costume in Detail: Women's Dress 1730 - 1930.
- copyright 1968, 1981. George G. Harrap & Co, Ltd, London. Careful
- examination of 150-200 historical garments, showing general
- construction details and notes about trim, details, undergarments,
- supporting frames, etc. Some notes about inner construction and
- materials. Sketchbook style drawings with short notes.
-
- Brooke, Iris. Medieval Theatre Costume: A Practical Guide to the
- Construction of Garments, New York, Theatre Arts Books, c 1967.
-
- Brooke, Iris. English Costume of the Early Middle Ages; The 10th to
- 13th Centuries, London, A&C Black LTD, 1936.
-
- Brooke, Iris. English Costume of the Later Middle Ages; The 14th and
- 15th Centuries, London, A&C Black LTD, 1935.
-
- [Iris Brooke has written others with more of a theatrical bent, but
- these are the best ones for costumers who want to make *clothing*.
- However, Linda Ream Fox (foxd@silver.ucs.indiana.edu) says that Brooke's
- are not historically accurate, are poorly drawn and are often from
- secondary or tertiary sources. Fox recommends the books by Yarwood, Nunn
- and Payne instead. Susanna Richardson (glink@silver.ucs.indiana.edu)
- agrees and also recommends Boucher's book.]
-
- Burnham, Dorothy. Cut My Cote. Diagrams of actual historical (and
- ethnic?) clothing in the Royal Ontario Museum. Diagrams are graphed
- and shown with metric dimensions.
-
- Covey, Liz. The Costumer's Handbook. Prentice Hall, 1980. A good
- basic source for the tecniques of theatrical cosumters.
-
- Fernald, Mary. Costume Design and Making.
-
- Hartley, Dorothy. Medieval Costume & Life; A Review of Their Social
- Aspects Arranged under Various Classes and Workers with Instructions
- for Making Numerous Types of Dress, New York, C. Scribner's Sons,
- 1931. Includes workable patterns that make sense within the time
- period.
-
- Hill, Margot Hamilton & Pater A. Buchnell. The Evolution of Fashion:
- Pattern & Cut from 1066-1930. [Susanna Richardson
- (glink@silver.ucs.indiana.edu) states this this book is often
- incorrect.]
-
- Hillhouse, Marion and Evelyn A Mansfield. Dress Design: Draping and
- Flat Pattern Making. Riverside Press, 1948. Clear instructions on
- draping, with excellent drawings of bodice, skirt, sleeve, and
- neckline styles. Perfect for reproducing styles of the 1940's.
-
- Holkefer, Katherine Strand. Patterns for Theatrical Costumes. Edson,
- Doris & Lucy Barton. Period Patterns.
-
- Houston, Mary G. Medieval Costumes in England and France, The 13th,
- 14th, and 15th Centuries, London, A&C Black, 1965,1939. 8 plates in
- color, 350 drawings in black & white.
-
- Houston, Mary G. & Florence Hornblower. Medieval Costumes in England
- and France.
-
- Hunnisett, Gail. Historical Costuming for Stage. Hunnisett was involved
- in the costuming for the BBC's production of "Elizabeth R".
-
- Newton, Stella Mary. Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince: A Study of
- th. Years 1340-1365. WoodBridge: Boydell Press; Totowa, NJ: Rowman &
- Littlefield, 1980.
-
- Nunn, Joan. Fashion in Costume, 1200-1980. 1984. bibliography. 256
- pages. Good black and white line drawings.
-
- Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Dress in Anglo Saxon England, Manchester Univ.
- Press, 1986. This book covers clothing from 500-1500. There are
- separate chapters for men's and women's clothing in each of several
- periods, including very detailed study of 5th-7th century English
- costume with photos of clothing from archaeological digs. The book is
- documented principally with archaeological and linguistic/literary
- evidence; it has good footnotes and bibliography.
-
- Payne, Blanche.History of Costume from Ancient Egypt to 20th Century.
- c.1965. New York. Harper & Row. Includes patterns drawn to scale.
- Uses primary sources.
-
- Scott, Margaret. The 14th and 15th Centuries. London, Botsford, 1986.
-
- Schnurnberger, Lynn Edelmann. Kings, Queens, Knights & Jesters: Making
- Medieval Costumes. New York: Harper & Row, 1978. Cross-listed under
- the juvenile section, but was produced in association with the
- Metropolitan Museum of Art. Might be useful.
-
- Sronkova, Olga. Gothic Women's Fashion. Prague, Artia, 1954. [Bohemian
- costuming]
-
- Waugh, Norah. Corsets and Crinolines. Theatre Arts Books, copyright 1970
- (and 1954?). 176 pages, illustrated, bibliography. History of the
- corset, including the different shapes used in different periods (e.g.
- Tudor, Victorian, Edwardian). One person says that she thinks this
- book includes info on some patterns.
-
- Waugh, Norah. From an article on sewing costumes in Threads #30: Waugh,
- Norah: _The Cut of Women's Clothes 1600-1930_ and _The Cut of Men's
- Clothes 1600-1900_ (Theatre Arts Books) Concise descriptions and
- drawings of men's garments from 1600 to 1900. Includes scaled patterns
- that can be enlarged.
-
- Yarwood, Dorren. European Costume: 4000 years of Fashion. 1975. 305
- pages. Includes bibliography. Good black and white line drawings.