[MR] German Costume Books on the Middle Ages

[rmhowe]

Tom Bilodeau wrote:
> Magnus,
> At Kingdom A&S, you had a book in the German language. It was 
> showing color drawings of clothing in detail. It was a thin book.
> If you have it handy, could you send me the ISBN as I would like
> to study it in more detail. Regards, - Tirloch

Forgive me for expanding the answer a bit, it took me some time to
list them and when I do that much on a reply I share with others, 
and I've been meaning to post on these for some time.:

I had four books in German with me. Along with Swedish, etc.
Whatever fits in one chest to take with me, and they change with
new things that come in.

I got one of them through:
David Brown Book Co. 
P.O. Box 511, Oakville, CT  06779   
1-800-791-9354,  860-945-9329  or 
Fax at 860-945-9468  3/01
david.brown.bk.co at snet.net  http://www.oxbowbooks.com/
and the other three through:
http://www.Amazon.de/
The publisher is Karfunkel-Verlag or search under authors.

You could probably order all of them through David Brown.
(Beware that they are often very slow.)

Ditmar-Trauth, Gösta: Fibel- und Gurtelmode der Hochgotik:
   2000 Karfunkel-Verlag / Wald-Michelbuch; 64 page paperback on
Fibulas,
   brooches, cloak clasps, belts, belt buckles and decoration, sword
belts and 
   methods of attachment to swords. Amazon.de  (2001 $33.) ISBN
3908564274

Ditmar-Trauth, Gösta: RÜSTUNG GEWANDUNG SACHKULTUR DES DEUTSCHEN 
   HOCHMITTELALTERS; Karfunkel-Verlag (August 1999) 160 pages.
   Hardback. ISBN: 3980564231 Price EUR 19,94 plus shipping from
Amazon.de.
"Another great little German book on medieval dress, this time tracing
the
development of armour, fashion and material culture in general
(including
furniture and tableware) from the tenth to the fourteenth centuries, a
period 
in which there was a marked increase in comfort and accessories.
Fantastic
illustrations show the methods of production of such pieces, while
contemporary
depictions show them in use. German text. 167p, many b/w illus,
(Karfunkel 1999). 
Condition: New. ISBN 3980564231 Hardback, GBP16.5  $30."
Above notes from Oxbowbooks.com which is where I bought this one. 
It is about costumes, jewelry, furniture, soldiers, material culture of
the 
early middle ages, the stuff shown in the Manesse Codex and the period
from 
about 900-1300. You really need the Manesse Codex to get a good idea of
the costume colors. Some of the pictures in it are faceless or not in
color.
............
Walther, Ingo F. u. Gisela Siebert (Hrsg.): Codex Manesse; Die
Miniaturen 
   der Großen Heidelberger Liederhandschrift herausgegeben und
erläutert. 
   (Ffm.), Insel (1988). 4°. XXXVII, (1), 281 S. mit 137 Farbtafeln. 
   Farbig illustr. OPbd. Hardback, 281 pages, with 137 colour pages,
   well, all but about two. Facing pages have explanations in German.
   This is a charming little book with the pictures of troubadours and
   knights and ladies from medieval Germany, also known as the 
   Heidelberg Songbook. Fantastic pictures. 
   (This one may not be available except used. I got it from Germany at 
   a good price. Actually about $25 with shipping. I'm putting this one
   in so you can find the pictures in color to go with the above.)
............
Krämer, Xenia & Michael Störmer: Das Buch der Gewandung
   "Book of Costume" 2001, ISBN: 3925698426 
   Small Paperback about 2cm thick, Price EUR 12,50 plus shipping.
   (I may not have brought this one with me, it's more for LARP 
   costuming I thought, but useful. As I recall especially for
pants.)       
........... 
Lehnart, Ulrich: Kleidung & Waffen der Früh- und Hochgotik, 1150 -
1320;  
  120 pages - Karfunkel-Verlag; Release Date: July 2001
  ISBN: 3980564223 Sonderbestellung (hardback) 
  Price: EUR 21,47 plus shipping. 
Lehnart, Ulrich: Kleidung & Waffen der Spätgotik, Teil I: 1320 - 1370;  
   120 pages - Karfunkel-Verlag; Release Date: December 2000
   ISBN: 3980564282  Hardback  EUR 21,47 plus shipping

The above two are the books in hardback with faces and male, female
and soldier costumes and armour in colour. Very good on details and 
costume construction along with all the swords, armor, and accessories. 
You would enjoy them even if you can't read German.
............
Some other excellent books on Medieval Armor and Dress are:

Embleton, Gerry: Medieval Military Costume (Europa Militaria Special 8)
   Paperback - 96 pages (January 2001) Crowood Press Ltd., ISBN:
1861263716 
   List Price: $22.95, Cost with Shipping: B&N $19. (The Europa Miltary
   series has others on Vikings, Samurai, English Civil War, and
   Roman Soldiers. The illustrations are fantastic. Paperbacks in
Color.)

Embleton, Gerry  and John Howe: The Medieval Soldier - 15th Century 
   Campaign Life Recreated in Colour Photographs, Windrow and Greene
Ltd.,
   19A Floral St., London WC2E 9DS, England, 1994, ISBN 18590365. HB.
   Often sold about $65, I looked around a bit and got one for $40 plus 
   shipping. 144 extremely well illustrated pages by a reenactment group
   centered in Switzerland. There are shoes and boots, pouches and
purses,
   a lantern, candlesticks, a limited amount of furniture, feastgear, 
   knives, a writing set, pavillions and tents, swords and scabbards, 
   a mace, leather bottles, a pewter flask, a quiver, an arrow bag, an 
   arrow basket, an armbrace, a number of chests, a number of buckets, 
   camp cooking fires, archers and soldiers in full authentic kit, and 
   gambesons. There A good illustration of a three legged trestle front 
   and linen panelled chair.
............
Magnus Malleus, OL, GDH, Atlantia / c R.M. Howe, Raleigh, NC.
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