Emma, Google books has a fairly extensive preview of that book http://books.google.com.au/books?id=77aDRz82Y5IC&dq=medieval+cross+dressing&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s I haven't had time to look through it in detail but it looks fairly good. I will have a look to see if any of the local libraries have a copy available (between two universities and the national library I probably stand a good chance) Elizabeth
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:07 PM, e...@huskers.unl.edu <e...@huskers.unl.edu> wrote: > There was a book that disappeared from my university library shortly before I > got my hands on it: > Clothes Make the Man: Female Cross Dressing in Medieval Europe > http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/081533771X/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used > Turns out, used copies are pretty inexpensive, as academic books go. If it's > worthwhile, let me know? > > Emma > ________________________________________ > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] on behalf of > Elizabeth Jones [elizabethrjones2...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2013 8:06 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost] Cross dressing documentation - pre 1600 > > Does anyone have SCA period (i.e. medieval to 1600) images or > documentation referring to cross dressing. I am in the early stages of > trying to organise a Bob and Kate feast around this time next year > (for those unfamiliar with the concept the name comes from the episode > of Blackadder II episode 'bells' in which a young woman named Kate > disguises herself as a boy called Bob to become Blackadder's > manservant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bells_%28Blackadder%29 so > obviously it's about cross dressing). It has to be in October as it's > supposed to be a fundraiser for the Ovarian Cancer foundation's > 'Frocktober' campaign (www.frocktober.org). A year's lead time means I > hopefully have enough time to get people OK with, or maybe even > excited about, the idea of cross dressing my two basic strategies are > telling people that it's for a good cause and showing them that it's > period (at least in certain circumstances). The 'it's period' part is > where I need the help of you lovely people to dig out all of those > obscure sources you have tucked away. > > Thanks for your help in advance, > Elizabeth > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
