Greetings to the list. I followed the costume list back in the late 90s and after a long hiatus have returned to my love, historic costuming. I started in costuming as a theatre costume major back in the early 80s, but my scholarship and design skills have never been as strong as my sewing and drafting skills. I also got off on the wrong foot with my costumier at university and so and I never got to follow my original career path. The SCA provides a reasonable outlet in my area of Florida with a nice balance of the search for authenticity and the joy of creating from your imagination.
I recently discovered the wonderful outfit of Elector Moritz of Saxony in the collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden ( http://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/de/contents/show?id=854746) in *Dress in the Court of King Henry the VIII* and *Moda a Firenze 1540-1580: Cosimo I de' Medici's Style*. Does anyone know of any further articles on this costume? I found that the costume was examined and conserved in the conservation workshop of the Abegg-Stiftung for an exhibition in 2008, but the catalogue is in German. Has anyone seen this publication? Would getting the catalogue provide me with any further useful images? I have access to a few people with some German, but they would not have the specialized vocabulary of historic costume. I would really like to make a project for Art/Sci from this outfit, but I really need some more sources and my scholarship has not improved greatly. My Google-foo does not seem to be bringing me much insight. Now where to find some yellow damask? . . . Marlo Peck Lady Meryell Redferne All I want to do is play with my Garbiedolls. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
