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Coloring the Fencing Master in the Getty Fiore’s Segno della Spada
Or, How Coloring Can Teach You More About Medieval Clothing As part of advancement in some swordplay schools, students take on progressively larger projects and skills assessments. One such student, Erin Fitzgerald, in preparation for an advanced rank chose an ambitious art project as one of her qualifying works. She decided to reproduce the Segno della …
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A fur primer for 14th and 15th century European clothing
I wrote an article on recognizing fur in period figural imagery that kind of ate my brain. I’ve been working on this topic for months. The more I read and reviewed imagery, the more rabbit holes I found myself going down, zero pun intended. But now finally it’s in a state where I feel comfortable sharing …
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Bag Sleeve Tailoring Methods – Beating the Wattle
The turn of the 15th century in Europe brought a spate of extravagant fashions into popularity. Among them, the deep bag sleeve has proven to be one of the more ornery patterns to recreate.1 When we see it in the art, it’s magnificent — men and women swanning about in their finery, looking impressive with …
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