Sean Manning wrote: |
Making or commissioning nice reproductions of late 14th/early 15th century men's clothing is not something to undertake lightly. That said, here are some things to get you started. Books and Articles ================== Stella Mary Newton, Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince Adrien Harmand, Jeanne d'Arc (1929) http://lerozier.free.fr/harmand.htm {yes, it is in French} Maurice Leloir, "A Mediaeval doublet," Apollo: The International Magazine of the Arts Vol. 23 No. 135 (March 1936) pp. 157-160 {the good thing about this is that it is by a French scholar but in English, it also has a different pattern than Harmand's} Tasha Kelly's modern pattern for the Charles de Blois Jessica Finley's scholarly article on the Luebeck jacks Tasha Kelly's scholarly article on the Charles VI coat Sources ======= Late Fourteenth Century Arming Garments I: Caps http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewto...p;t=157815 Late Fourteenth Century Arming Garments II: The Upper Body http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewto...p;t=158477 Late Fourteenth Century Arming Garments III: The Legs http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewto...o#p2572643 Sir John Smythe on Arming Garments http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewto...p;t=182287 Avoiding the 'Diaper' Look http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewto...p;t=164027 How Heavy were Doublets and Pourpoints? https://bookandsword.com/resources/fashion-in-the-age-of-datini/how-heavy-were-doublets-and-pourpoints/ Tasha Kelly, La Cotte Simple http://cottesimple.com/articles/ Jessica Finley has some posts and videos on her YouTube page, Fühlen Designs https://www.facebook.com/fuhlendesigns Bertus Brocamp's Lendenier theory: ================================== Ian Laspina, The Arming Girdle (Lendenier) with Commentary http://knyghterrant.com/index.php/2016/04/06/...ommentary/ Robert Macpherson, Dusting off the Cobwebs pages 68, 69, and 72 http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewto...start=2345 |
Wow, that will keep me busy for a while!!! I clearly underestimated how much went into the soft kit. Truly, thank you for all the sources, I really do appreciate the time that everyone has been putting into providing sources and links! I feel more comfortable now doing the soft kit myself.