<p>This book (by the team that produced 'The Tudor Tailor') offers ground-breaking research into reconstructing the garments of ordinary men of the early Tudor period. It surveys relevant pictorial sources, archaeological artefacts and archival information, and provides credible evidence for the clothes in a typical royal servant’s wardrobe in the early year’s of Henry VIII’s reign. Detailed patterns, practical instructions, specially-commissioned line drawings and high-quality colour photographs provide guidance on reconstructing men’s garments circa 1498 to 1511. An essential guide to ordinary men’s dress in the early sixteenth century for researchers and costumiers working in museums, education, re-enactment, stage and screen. Dispatched direct from the publishers in the UK.</p>

The King's Servants: Men's Dress at the Accession of Henry VIII by Caroline Johnson (2009-06-01)

Arts & Photography

Caroline Johnson

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Fat Goose Press Ltd

<p>REVISED SECOND EDITION featuring a new comprehensive glossary, corrections, clarifications, and streamlined pattern making instructions - all based on new research and reader feedback. The Queen’s Servants paints a vivid picture of the styles of dress worn at Henry VII’s and Henry VIII’s courts, using evidence from royal warrants and account books in The National Archive. Purchases by the Great Wardrobe for the ladies of gentle birth who attended the queens and their children are clues to the appropriate appearance of a woman in close contact with the royal family. Based on more than 200 pages of original documents dating from 1485 to 1520, the book reveals a wealth of fascinating facts about expenditure on garments for gentlewomen serving at the Tudor court. The documents provide precise evidence of the fabrics and yardages, pinpointing features of cut and construction. The clothes demonstrate a transition in English style between the flowing lines of the late medieval period an</p>

The Queen's Servants: Gentlewomen's Dress at the Accession of Henry VIII (Tudor Tailor Case Studies)

The Tudor Child: Clothing and Culture 1485 to 1625

Huggett, Jane

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