Candida Martinelli's Italophile Site
Main
Page This family-friendly site celebrates Italian culture for the enjoyment of children and
adults. Site-Overview
Visit my Renaissance and Roman Costume
page, too (with online seller links)
Santa Maria Novella Abito
dei contadini
(Peasant Costumes)
There is a
wonderful book about the customs of the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance that includes many images, and tons of curious
information.
It is available to read on-line via Gutenberg Press, for free. If you are interested in historical costumes, The
Costumer's Manifesto site is the bible. They offer great
descriptions of:
And if you have or know children, they may enjoy a Paper Doll
Series of costumes available from Amazon.com.
They all cost under 6$. See the titles I've collected
in the left column. Believe it or
not, there is a whole series of Paper Dolls with various costumes, for
children (supposedly!), from Amazon.com. Here are a
few...
In the days before cameras became common-place items in a tourist's
bag, visitors to towns would purchase picture post-cards as
remembrances of their journey.
The cards were reproductions of drawings, with colors added.
To the modern eye, the effect is charmingly nostalgic of the 'Grand
Tour' era of travel.
Check out my Framed Prints Page for
ideas about how to display them in your home. Palazzo Vecchio Bell Tower Il Ponte Vecchio Santa Maria Novella Loggia dei Lanzi Abito
dei contadini
(Peasant Costumes) Abito
dei contadini di Masiano
(Masaiano Peasant Costumes) Abito
delle contadine
(Peasant Women Costumes) Abito dei contadini di Montale (Montale
Peasant Costumes) Visit my Renaissance and Roman Costumes
page (with links to online shops) Visit my Carnevale page, for more costumes
Florentine
Costumes, and Post-Card Art of Florence, Paper Dolls
Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages, and During the
Renaissance Period.
By Paul Lacroix
(Bibliophile Jacob),
Curator of the Imperial Library of the Arsenal, Paris.Illustrated with
Nineteen Chromolithographic Prints by F. Kellerhoven
and upwards of
Four Hundred Engravings on Wood
Florentine Costumes
Paper Doll Costume Collections
Post-Card Art
