1590 (?): Schneidermusterbuch (Enns)

Schneidermusterbuch: Käysserliche Freyhaitten d schneyder

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Schneidermusterbuch: Käysserliche Freyhaitten d schneyder […]
Buch
Unbekannter Künstler, Herstellung, Zeichner
1590
Herstellungsort: Enns (Stadt)
Federzeichnung
Blattmaß: 20,5 x 15,8 cm
Ident.Nr. 14136958
Sammlung: Kunstbibliothek | Sammlung Modebild
© Foto: Kunstbibliothek der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Fotograf/in: Dietmar Katz

Teil einer Handschrift aus 55 handgeschr. Bl. (inkl. Titel) mit 44 Schnittmustern und 20 meist kolor. Kostümfigurinen in Federzeichnung,
Einband aus Pergamenthandschrift

While there is no persistent url for the full collection the entire book is freely available on the Staatliche Muzeen zu Berlin site.

Of particular interest is the use of dotted lines at the waist of gowns assumed to be full length- my observation of dotted lines in other tailors manuals is that it could be an optional cutting line ( body seams of Jubon) or folds (on a few jubon sleeves.) It is of interest th

This book is however perhaps the easiest to “read” of all the extant manuals of this era due to the use of lines to illustrate trimmings and of the use of a colour wash for waste fabric.

The entire book book has also been scanned, transcribed and translated as part of: Drei Schnittbücher Three Austrian Master Tailor Books of the 16th Century

Author: Katherine Barich; Marion McNealy
Publisher: Kennewick Nadel und Faden Press 2015
Edition/Format: Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats