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On Beauty ->	A Crowning Glory: Hair Styles and Headwear in 16th Century Venice First page - 1490s to 1510   Second page - 1510 to 1540   Third page - 1540 to 1570   Fourth page - 1570 to 1600   Crowning Glory Bibliography

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On Italian Underwear and Accessories ->	The Venetian Shift/ Camicia
	The Camicia in Venetian Portraits
	The 'Pair of Bodies'/Corset - Busto
	Drawers - Brache or Calze
	The Venetian 'Falling' Ruff

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On Italian Outerwear ->	Analysing the Carpaccio Era (1490 - 1509)
	Analysing the Palma Vecchio and Early Titian Era (1510-1540)

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On Italian Textiles ->	Sixteenth Century Fibres and Fabrics A Little About the Fibres Used For Clothing In Venice
	A Few Fabric Types Found in the Sixteenth Century Fabric Names and Basics of their Fibre Content and Weaving
	A Glossary of Fabrics in Sixteenth Century Italian Transcribed from Florio's 1598 "Worlde of Wordes"- an Italian/English Dictionary
	A Glossary of Colours in Sixteenth Century Italian Transcribed from Florio's 1598 "Worlde of Wordes" - an Italian/English Dictionary
	The Use of Figured Fabrics Sixteenth Century Designs and Motifs
	Fabric Bibliography

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On Constructing Late Italian Ren. Clothing ->	Modern Fabric Substitutes For Period Fabrics What types of fabrics to buy for camicia, linings, gown etc
	Preparing the Fabric A brief guide to what to do to your fabric before you cut - an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
	Constructing the Clothes - An Introduction Using period cut and method to obtain that period look
	How To Sew A Venetian Camicia (Detailed)   Download PDF version
	Neckline Finishes for the Venetian Camicia (Detailed)    Download PDF version
	Ribbon-Tied Dress (Basic Instructions)
	My First Venetian Ensemble (Basic Instructions)

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On Other Italian Costume Articles/Resources ->	Florio's Words for Costumers, 1598: A Glossary of Sixteenth Century Italian Words Relating to Costume A transcription project featuring words related to male and female dress, accessories, cosmetics, beauty, jewellery, hair and headwear, textiles, and the sewing and embellishing of garments, begun October 2003, finished December 12 2004. It was transcribed from Florio's Worlde of Wordes of 1598.
	SCA Rapier Garb: From Fighting to Feasting A paper written for Innilgard Winter Collegium June 2003. This paper is hosted at the Lochac Royal Guild of Defence website.  Click here to view  or click here to download pdf file. (Left click to view, or right click>'save target as' to save without viewing. 16pages, 1.068Mb)

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