Useful Book List

Useful Book List for making 17th Century Clothes

Compiled by Caroline Vincent


Period Costume for Stage & Screen – Patterns for Women’s Dress 1500-1800

By Jean Hunnisett

Published by Players Press, Inc.

ISBN 0-88734-610-3

Handbook of English Costume in the 17th Century

By C.W. Cunnington and P. Cunnington

Published by Plays Inc Boston

ISBN 0 8238 0135 7

A Visual History of Costume in the 17th Century

By Valerie Cumming

Published by Batsford

ISBN 0 7134 40937

The Cut of Women’s Clothes 1600 – 1930

By Norah Waugh

Published by Faber & Faber

ISBN 0571 085946

Corsets and Crinoline

By Norah Waugh

Published by Batsford

ISBN 0 7134 5699

Patterns of Fashion, The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women c. 1560 – 1620

By Janet Arnold

Published by Macmillian

ISBN 0333 382845

Evolution of Fashion Pattern Cut from 1066 – 1930

by M. Hill

Published by Batsford

ISBN 071 3408510

Costume History 1500-1900

By Valerie Cumming

Published by Batsford

ISBN 071 341829

Dress and Morality

By Aileen Ribeiro

Published by Batsford

ISBN 071 347898

The Identification of Lace

By Pat Earnshaw

Published by Shire Publications

ISBN 085 2637012

A Dictionary of lace

By Pat Earnshaw

Published by Shire Publications

ISBN 085 2637004

The Costume Accessories Series

Gloves by Valerie Cumming

Shoes by June Swan

Hats by Fiona Clark

Bags and Purses by Vanda Foster

All Published by Batsford

Some Museums to visit

Victoria and Albert, London

Museum of London

Museum of Costume, Bath

Museum of Costume, Nottingham

Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth collection of Textiles Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham near Burnley.

Gallery of English Costume, Manchester

Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton (Footwear only)

Also try the WWW Virtual Library – Museums around the UK, for a comprehensive list of on-line museums covering all periods and interests