Russian Costumes

[Hugh Olmsted]

Dear Jack,

The following, though brief, may be of some help:
      Istoriia drevnerusskogo kostiuma : uchebno-metodicheskoe  
posobie dlia studentov fakul'teta, obuchaiushchikhsia po  
spetsializatsii "arkheologiia" / avt.- sost. Iu.V. Stepanova.    
Tver' : Tverskoi gos. un-t. Kafedra otechestvennoi istorii, 2006.    
45 p. : ill.   paper.
      Contents:  Obzor istoriografii -- Pis'mennye istochniki po  
istorii drevnerusskogo kostiuma -- Izobrazitel'nye istochniki po  
istorii drevnerusskogo kostiuma -- Arkheologicheskie istochniki po  
istorii drevnerusskogo kostiuma. Sostav drevnerusskogo zhenskogo i  
muzhskogo kostiuma po materialam pogrebal'nykh pamiatnikov  
Verkhnevolzh'ia -- Literatura -- Internet-resursy -- Temy dokladov --  
Glossarii -- Prilozheniia: I. Teksty berestianykh gramot,  
soderzhashchie nazvaniia drevnerusskikh odezhd; II. Izobrazheniia  
drevnerusskikh odezhd na predmetakh dekorativno- prikladnogo  
iskusstva, fasadnoi skul'pture, knizhnoi miniatiure, v ikonopisi i  
litsevom shit'e; III. Elementy drevnerusskogo kostiuma i  
rekonstruktsii zhenskogo i muzhskogo kostiuma po materialam  
pogrebal'nykh pamiatnikov Verkhnevolzh'ia.

This nauchno-populiarnoe edition may contain some useful information  
as well:
      Vardugin, V. I.     Russkaia odezhda.   Saratov : "Detskaia  
kniga", 2001.   349 p. : ill.
      "Istoriia narodnogo kostiuma ot skifskikh do sovetskikh vremën  
s ocherkami obriadov, obychaev, nravov i sueveriĭ illiustrirovannaia  
graviurami, risunkami i fotografiiami masterov XVIII-nachala XX veka,  
s prilozheniem rasskaza, kak samim sshitʹ nariadnoe platʹe po  
starinnomu kroiu."
      "Nauchno-populiarnoe illiustrirovannoe izdanie"--Colophon.

The first title listed above is available for sale from:
Russian Studies Publications, at e-mail russbooks at comcast.net

Best wishes,

Hugh Olmsted


On Mar 29, 2008, at 12:31 AM, Jack Franke wrote:

> Seelangers:
>
> Can anyone recommend a good reference book for Russian costumes or
> clothing from the 15-17 centuries?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jack Franke,Professor of Russian
> Assistant Dean, European and Latin American School
> Defense Language Institute

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