Illumanu

This tumblr aspires to become a helpful resource for history (and mainly fashion history) research and focuses primarily on illuminations from medieval and renaissance manuscripts.

Note: I am not a professional fashion historian. If you spot any inconsistency or outright fallacy somewhere in the picture descriptions please feel free (or even better, obliged) to let me know!

Posts tagged "Bibliothèque de Genève"

15th century (1450-1480) Flemish

Bibliothèque de Genève

Ms. fr. 64: La fleur des histoires by Jean Mansel

fol. 153v

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0064

15th century (1450-1480) Flemish

Bibliothèque de Genève

Ms. fr. 64: La fleur des histoires by Jean Mansel

fol. 23r

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0064

15th century (1450-1475) Western France (Nantes?)

Bibliothèque de Genève

Ms. lat. 33: Book of Hours

fol. 10r

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/lat0033

15th century (1450-1480) Flemish

Bibliothèque de Genève

Ms. fr. 64: La fleur des histoires by Jean Mansel

fol. 141v

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0064

15th century (1450-1480) Flemish

Bibliothèque de Genève

Ms. fr. 64: La fleur des histoires by Jean Mansel

fol. 295r

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0064

end of 13th century France - Paris

Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève,

Ms. lat. 76

fol. 292r - De plantis by Aristotle

This gentleman is wearing the earliest form of chaperon (what is basically at this point a cape with a hood; later it transformed rather hilariously - read about it here, if you dare) and a hat.

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/lat0076

15th century (1450-1475) Western France

Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève

Ms. lat. 33: Book of Hours

fol. 4r

the lady: note her diaphanous chemise, the single lace she uses to lace the front of her dress (normally she should wear a long-sleeved kirtle underneath),

the gentleman: poulaines (shoes with elongated toes), the slits on the sleeves of his short green gown which he uses as armholes, the patterned burgundy fabric of his doublet (of which the sleeves and collar are visible), the awesomely tight-fitting hose, the dandy plumed hat, the colossal flowers (anyone cares to identify the species?)

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/lat0033