Vecellio's Renaissance Costume Book (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) (Paperback)

~ (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

All 500 woodcut illustrations from the famous 16th-century compendium: nobles, matrons, peasants, more. New English captions. Includes clothing from Italy, France, Spain, England, Northern Europe, Germany, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, European Turkey, Africa, Asia, and America.

---

Product Details Paperback: 156 pages Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1977) Language: English ISBN-10: 048623441X ISBN-13: 978-0486234410 Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #657,542 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

---

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

› Visit Amazon's Cesare Vecellio Page

---

Look Inside This Book

Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover

---

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	55% buy the item featured on this page: Vecellio's Renaissance Costume Book (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) 3.5 out of 5 stars (4)
	14% buy Renaissance Fashions (Dover Pictorial Archives) 4.0 out of 5 stars (3) $3.95
	12% buy Tudor Tailor: reconstructing sixteenth- century dress 4.7 out of 5 stars (30) $27.44
	11% buy Authentic Everyday Dress of the Renaissance: All 154 Plates from the "Trachtenbuch" 3.2 out of 5 stars (4) $13.22

Explore similar items

---

Tags Customers Associate with This Product  (What's this?) Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people. Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below.  costume(1) fashion design(1) fashion history(1) reenactment(1) Your tags: Add your first tag

Search Products Tagged with   See most popular tags

---

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

---

 

Customer Reviews

4 Reviews 5 star:    (0) 4 star:  (2) 3 star:  (2) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:    (0)           Average Customer Review 3.5 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews 32 of 32 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Not authentic, January 21, 2000 By A Customer While this book is fascinating as a means of seeing how dress was perceived, and as a primary resource (as the woodcuts are not modern), the costumer should keep in mind that these drawings are not always accurate, esp. regarding details. Many of the woodcuts have minor mistakes, some are gross misrepresentations of costumes Vecellio had no knowledge of. An interesting resource for the historian, but don't use this for costuming ideas unless you either don't care for accuracy or know enough to sift the false from the true. 23 of 26 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Very useful for costuming ideas, March 26, 1999 By A Customer I bought this book with the expectation that it would cover all of Renaissance Europe and not just the usual area of focus for this subject (i.e. Elizabethan England). However, to my disappointment at least half the book concentrated on Italian costuming, which in retrospect is to be expected, since the author was Italian! The author definitely focuses on middle to upper-class clothing and will not be helpful to someone who may be looking for lower class clothing. However, in general, the woodcuts are exquisite and the organization is very easy to use. It is certainly a 'must have' for anyone looking for historical pictures of Renaissance period clothing, written by someone who was a contemporary of the time. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Always trust Dover Books, October 5, 2005 By  Delia Crone "Delia" (South Carolina) - See all my reviews I had heard of the Vecellio book and had even seen excerpts from it here and there. As a member of the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism), with a persona in the Italian Renaissance, I was most anxious to see this book. It was all I expected! The first third of the book is Italian fashions from most ancient times to Vecellio's own period, which is the period of my persona. In no time at all, I'd found several costumes I want to recreate. The only drawback is the lack of color, but the drawings show considerable details.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars A good source for period-accurate16th Italian/Venetian fashion Despite what some may tell you, this is actually a VERY good source for late 16th century Venetian, and to a lesser extent Italian, costume, especially if studied in conjuction... Read more Published 20 months ago by Anabella Wake Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

---

Customer Discussions

This product's forum Discussion Replies Latest Post No discussions yet Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight Start a new discussion Topic: First post: Receive e-mail when new posts are made Prompts for sign-in   Guidelines Active discussions in related forums Discussion Replies Latest Post health Male circumcision. 4547 59 seconds ago health Whats more dangerous ... milk, our soil, spanking children, or the swine flu vac? 29 3 minutes ago health Marijuana should be banned entirely. It kills true productivity. 2093 10 minutes ago health Why do cyclists more often go through red lights, and break numerous other road rules? 8 15 minutes ago health Why oppose health care reform? 1105 17 minutes ago health How the Swine Flu Vaccine Will Become Mandatory and Why Most Citizens Will Take It. 269 2 hours ago health Is Spanking a lovable or harmful form of disipline? 6956 3 hours ago Search Customer Discussions Search all Amazon discussions

The Costume community Latest activity 3 hours ago 1,403 customers have contributed 1,615 products, 50 lists & guides and more... › Explore the community The Fashion History community Latest activity 15 hours ago 487 customers have contributed 290 products, 28 lists & guides and more... › Explore the community The Fashion Design community Latest activity 5 days ago 811 customers have contributed 596 products, 5 discussions and more... › Explore the community Related forums costume (2 discussions) fashion design (5 discussions) fashion history (1 discussion) health (712 discussions) Explore more › See all Customer Communities › Your communities

---

Listmania!

The Best of Historical Patterns Books: A list by Galina Karputina   So you want to be a Landsknecht Campfollower?: A list by L. Taggart "(as yet unpublished) writer"   Renaissance Faire Clothing and Research: A list by Lady Pearl Create a Listmania! list

Search Listmania!

---

So You'd Like to...

Make Tudor and Elizabethan Costume: A guide by Scriptory "scriptory"   Find diagrams for women's historic clothing: A guide by yarily_holp   get involved in Renaissance Festivals?: A guide by "thetudorshoppe" Create a guide

Search Guides

---

Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)

Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.

› See featured Amapedia.com articles

---

Look for Similar Items by Category

• Books > Arts & Photography > Design & Decorative Arts > Graphic Design > Clip Art
• Books > Arts & Photography > Design & Decorative Arts > Graphic Design > Commercial
• Books > Arts & Photography > Design & Decorative Arts > Textile & Costume
• Books > Arts & Photography > Fashion
• Books > Health, Mind & Body > Beauty & Fashion
• Books > Home & Garden > Antiques & Collectibles > Textiles & Costume

---

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:
Antiques & Collectables
Fashion design & theory
Illustration & commercial art
Costume
Renaissance Sources
Design
Art & Art Instruction
Art
Antiques & Collectibles / Textiles & Costume
Beauty & Grooming - General
Clip Art
Health & Fitness / Beauty & Grooming
Textiles & Costume
Clothing and dress
Early works to 1800
Pictorial works
Renaissance
Fashion & Beauty


i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Ad feedback

 

Feedback If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? Is there any other feedback you would like to provide? Your comments can help make our site better for everyone. Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

› View and edit your browsing history

Get to Know Us Careers Investor Relations Press Releases Amazon and Our Planet Make Money with Us Sell on Amazon Join Associates Self-publish with Us › See all Let Us Help You Shipping Rates & Policies Amazon Prime Returns Help

Canada | China | France | Germany | Japan | United Kingdom  And don't forget: Amazon Windowshop | AmazonWireless | Askville | Audible | DPReview | Endless | IMDb | Shopbop | SoundUnwound | Warehouse Deals by Amazon | Zappos Conditions of Use | Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048623441X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486234410
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #657,542 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not authentic, January 21, 2000

By A Customer

While this book is fascinating as a means of seeing how dress was perceived, and as a primary resource (as the woodcuts are not modern), the costumer should keep in mind that these drawings are not always accurate, esp. regarding details. Many of the woodcuts have minor mistakes, some are gross misrepresentations of costumes Vecellio had no knowledge of. An interesting resource for the historian, but don't use this for costuming ideas unless you either don't care for accuracy or know enough to sift the false from the true.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very useful for costuming ideas, March 26, 1999

By A Customer

I bought this book with the expectation that it would cover all of Renaissance Europe and not just the usual area of focus for this subject (i.e. Elizabethan England). However, to my disappointment at least half the book concentrated on Italian costuming, which in retrospect is to be expected, since the author was Italian! The author definitely focuses on middle to upper-class clothing and will not be helpful to someone who may be looking for lower class clothing.

However, in general, the woodcuts are exquisite and the organization is very easy to use. It is certainly a 'must have' for anyone looking for historical pictures of Renaissance period clothing, written by someone who was a contemporary of the time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Always trust Dover Books, October 5, 2005

By	Delia Crone "Delia" (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

I had heard of the Vecellio book and had even seen excerpts from it here and there. As a member of the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism), with a persona in the Italian Renaissance, I was most anxious to see this book. It was all I expected! The first third of the book is Italian fashions from most ancient times to Vecellio's own period, which is the period of my persona. In no time at all, I'd found several costumes I want to recreate. The only drawback is the lack of color, but the drawings show considerable details.