Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince
Stella Mary Newton
Zwischen 1340 und 1363 änderte sich die Mode in England erheblich,
die Kleidung wurde aufwändiger und luxuriöser. Die Autorin
beschreibt die Entwicklung anhand verschiedener Quellen und
erhaltener Realien.
1340 to 1363 were years remarkable for dramatic developments in
fashion and for extravagant spending on costume, foreshadowing the
later luxury of Richard II's court. Stella Mary Newton broke new
ground with this detailed study, which discusses fourteenth-century
costume in detail. She draws on surviving accounts from the Royal
courts, the evidence of chronicles and poetry (often from
unpublished manuscripts), and representations in painting,
sculpture andmanuscript illumination. Her exploration of aspects of
chivalry, particularly the choice of mottoes and devices worn at
tournaments, and of the exchange of gifts of clothing between
reigning monarchs, offers new insights into thesocial history of
the times, and she has much to say that is relevant to the study of
illuminated manuscripts of the fourteenth century.
Format 22 x 27,5 cm, Paperback, 151 Seiten, s/w Abbildungen, engl.
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