[Northkeep] Books and Headgear question

[Donna Hufford]

Thank you

Siobhan








on 1/22/02 7:03 PM, Anthony Lackey at catan at webzone.net wrote:

> For headgear, I'd suggest close to home Mistress Phelan (sp?) here in the
> Northern
> region.  Farther afield, allow me to offer the email address of an Outlands
> Laurel who runs the Milliners' List.  Mistress Beatricia can be reached at
> <LHaff at aol.com>, I believe the address is case sensitive.  She is my clan
> sister's closest friend and I met her at the Laurel elevation of said clan
> sister a year ago this month.  She is a lovely and very knowledgeable person.
> For the books, I'm not familiar with the Houston, at least it's not ringing
> any
> bells.  The Norris is very iffy, he is one of those that perpetuate period
> costume errors side by side with accuracy.  Hard to tell which is which.  But
> for those designs that can be verified with another source, nice
> illustrations.
>
> Catrin
>
> Donna Hufford wrote:
>
>> I have been winding my way through costume/garb information and links on the
>> net and have seen a couple of books mentioned fairly often with mixed
>> reviews:
>> 'Medieval Costume of France and England in the 13th, 14th and 15th Century'
>> by Mary G. Houston
>> and
>> 'Medieval Costume and Fashion' by Herbert Norris
>> Has anyone seen or used these books and were they helpful?
>>
>> Also, does anyone out there have a source for patterns, instructions, etc.
>> for the more elaborate "horned" type headgear of the mid-late 15th c.?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Siobhan
>>
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