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The following is a
selection of the more useful resources I have used during my research into
late 16th Century Spanish fashions. Particular favourites are
marked with a small
fleur de lys.
Publications
 Alcega, J. Libro de
Geometria, Pratica y Traca. Madrid: 1589.
Ed. and trans. by J. Pain &
C Bainton. Hollywood: Costume and Fashion Press,
1999
- Spanish cutting patterns with written
descriptions published in 1589. Facsimilies, translations and
glossary
Anderson, R. M. Hispanic
Costume: 1480 - 1530. Hispanic Society of America, 1979
- see where the fashions came from in this comprehensive survey
of Spanish clothing through art
Arnold, J. "Elizabethan and
Jacobean Smocks and Shirts" Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 19.2
(1977): 89-110
Arnold, J. Patterns of
Fashion: The cut and construction of clothes for men and women c1560 -
1620.
New York: Drama Book Publishers, 1995
Arnold, J. Queen Elizabeth's
Wardrobe Unlock'd. London: Costume and Fashion Press, 2001
Crowfoot, E. and F. Pritchard and K.
Staniland. Textiles and Clothing 1550 - 1450 (Medieval Finds
from Excavations in London). London: Boydell Press, 2001
Defourneaux, M. Daily Life in
Spain in the Golden Age. Trans. by N. Branch.
London:
Butler and Tanner Ltd, 1966
- an
interesting book containing a few gems
Landini, R. O. and B. Niccoli,
eds. Moda a Firenze 1540 - 1580: Lo stile di Eleonora di Toledo
e la sua influenza. Firenze: Pagliai Polistampa, 2005.
Muller, P. E. Jewels in Spain
1500 - 1800.
New York, Hispanic Society of America, 1972
- everything you could ever want to know about
Spanish jewelery - excepting bracelets
Saavedra, S. ed. Alonso Sanchez
Coello y el retrato en la corte de Felipe II. Museo del Prado, 1990
- the catalogue of a museum exhibition of Coellos
paintings referencing earlier cutting patterns by Alcega and more.
This is the ultimate
resource, even if you don't speak
Spanish
Web Based Museum
Resources
Los Angeles County Museum of
Arts. Los Angeles. http://www.lacma.org
- Early 17thC Man's Shirt - linen with cotton
embroidery
- 1600 Man's Shirt - plain linen
- 1575 Man's Doublet and Breeches
- Late 16thC -
Early 17th C silk sateen Man's Jerkin
"Timeline of Art History",
Metropolitan Museum of Arts. New York. http://www.metmuseum.org
- 1580's Women's Doublet
Museum of Costume.
Bath. http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk
- 1585 - 1600 Man's Shirt - linen with pink
embroidery
- Jacobean Woman's Shift - linen with black
embroidery
Museum of Decorative Arts.
Prague.
- 1616 Woman's gown and
surcoat
Oronoz Photographic
Archive. http://www.oronoz.com/indexenglish.htm
- 1598 Gown of Isabel Clara
Eugenia
- 17th Century Gown of Isabel Valois
- 17th Century Man's Doublet
"Image Search" Victoria and
Albert Museum. London. http://images.vam.ac.uk
- 1635 Woman's Smock - linen with pink silk
embroidery
- 1775-85 Woman's Smock - linen with black silk
embroidery
Warwickshire Museum. Warwick. http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk
- 1600-25
Man's Shirt - linen with pink silk embroidery
Other Web Based
Resources
Bender, A. La Couturiere
Parisenne. http://www.marqise.de/en/1600/nat/n1.shtml
- a small selection of Spanish
portraits
Braud, G., ed. Civitates
Orbis Terrarrum. http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/mapmakers/braud_hogenberg.html
- a variety of period and OOP maps of towns often with
figures in the local fashions
Burguen, F.R. Geometria y
traca perteneciente al oficio de sastres, 1618.
Ed. and
trans. by T. Dupuis. http://www.vertesable.com/research_b161.htm
- Spanish cutting patterns with written descriptions
published in 1618
de Freyle, D. Geometria y
Traca papa el Oficio de los Sastres, 1588.
Ed. and trans.
by T. Dupuis. http://vertesable.com/research_freyle.htm
- Spanish cutting patterns for men's
clothing with written descriptions published in 1588
Jones, H. Archaeological
Sewing. http://heatherrosejones.com/archaeologicalsewing
- an invaluable survey of historical sewing
techniques
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