Suggested Books

***note***: this was meant to be a comprehensive bibliography of the books i used for my A&S projects. woefully incomplete, but i still recommend these titles.

Here is a list of books I suggest as references for the arts mentioned in my page. I have not yet written my commentary on these books yet, but I plan on adding it soon.

Costuming & Garb

20,000 Years of Fashion by Francois Boucher, ISBN 0-8109-1693-2

Textiles and Clothing: 1150-1450 by Elisabeth Crowfoot, Frances Pritchard & Kay Staniland, ISBN 0-85115-840-4

Dress Accessories: 1150-1450 by Geoff Egan and Frances Pritchard, ISBN 0-85115-840-4

Shoes and Pattens by Frances Grew and Margrethe de Neerhaard, ISBN 0-85115-838-2

Card Weaving

Card Weaving by Candace Crockett, ISBN 0-934026-61-0 (Out of print)

Textiles and Clothing: 1150-1450 by Elisabeth Crowfoot, Frances Pritchard & Kay Staniland, ISBN 0-85115-840-4

Ecclesiastical Pomp & Aristocratic Circumstance: A Thousand Years of Brocaded Tabletwoven Bands by Nancy Spies, click here to find out how to order a copy!

Heraldry

A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, ISBN 0-517-266431 (may be out of print)

For any of these books, including those that are out of print, try http://www.half.com. I'll be adding more content to this page eventually, so please check back soon!

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