- The first thorough study of the history of dress in the 14th and 15th centuries in Northern Europe based on dated works of art
- Invaluable for costume designers, students and scholars of the history of dress and history of art, as well as those who need to date works of art
- Features a comprehensive glossary of medieval English and French clothing terms, and extensive lists of dated and datable works of art
- Accompanies an Exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum, New York 20 May- September 4, 2011
A comprehensive study of dress in Northern Europe from the early fourteenth century to the beginning of the Renaissance, this new book is the first thorough study of the history of fashion in this period based solely on firmly dated or datable works of art. It draws on illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, tapestries, paintings, and sculpture from museums and libraries around the world.
Examining the role of social customs and politics in influencing dress, at a time of rapid change in fashion, this fully illustrated volume demonstrates the richness of symbolism in medieval art and how artists used clothing and costume to help viewers interpret an image.
At the heart of the work is A Pictorial History of Fashion, 1325 to 1515, an album of over 300 illustrations with commentary. This is followed by a comprehensive glossary of medieval English and French clothing terms and an extensive list of dated and datable works of art.
Contents:
Director's Foreword by William M. Griswold; Tribute to Anne H. van Buren by Gregory T. Clark; Introduction - Dress in Late Medieval Art; The Historical Conditions; Chronology and Geography; Emblematics of Medieval Dress; The Visual Record; The Nature of the Images; Using the Images Today; Album - A Pictorial History of Fashion, 1325-1515; Glossary: English and French Clothing Terms; Appendix: Dated and Datable Works of Art; France; The Burgundian Realm; Northern Netherlands and Adjacent German Territories; Index of Art; Index of Clothing Terms.
Anne Hagopian van Buren, who died in 2008, was an eminent art historian. A specialist in medieval and Netherlandish art, she was the editor of Early Netherlandish Paintings: Rediscovery, Reception and Research (2005).
Roger S. Wieck is curator of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum and author of Late Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts: 1350-1522, In the Houghton Library (2005) and Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life (2001).
