- 9:00 am - room opens for seating
- 9:30 am - morning session begins
- 12:15 - lunch break
- 2:00 pm - afternoon session begins
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is an independent scholar
specializing in dress of the Middle Ages. Since 1982, she has given lectures
and workshops for academic audiences, historical societies, reenactment
groups, and writers' organizations, both on practical aspects of period
costume and on costume as an approach to social history, art history,
and literature. She is co-editor (with Gale Owen-Crocker) of the academic
journal Medieval Clothing & Textiles. As founders of the study group DISTAFF,
she and Dr. Owen-Crock er organize several sessions on medieval dress
and textiles each year at the International Congresses on Medieval Studies.
Ms. Netherton's research focuses on the development of the cut of Western
European clothing in the 12th through 15th centuries, and also on the
depiction and interpretation of clothing by artists and historians. Her
analysis of the construction of an early Norman dress style, published
in the Spring 2001 Costume Research Journal, was reprinted in the Winter
2002 Tournaments Illuminated. |
Each lecture will be followed by a question and answer period.
Participants may bring lunch or eat at any of several nearby eateries.
At the speaker's request, no audio or video taping of the lectures will
be permitted. This is not an SCA event.
Cost is $35.00
for those who pre-register. If space is still available, cost at the
door will be $50.00. To pre-register, mail your check or money order
to Jerry Rorstrom-Lee, 600 Cedar Street NW, Washington, DC 20012.
Contact Jerry Rorstrom-Lee
at (202) 291-3562 or jerry@oakenstaff.org. |
The Sligo-Dennis
Avenue Recreation Center at Sligo-Dennis Avenue Local Park (10200 Sligo
Creek Parkway) in Silver Spring, Maryland. The recreation center has
some kitchen facilities including a refrigerator and a warming oven.
You can conveniently drive to fast food and restaurants from the rec
center, but none are within immediate walking distance. The facility
is handicapped accessible. There is parking, but since it's shared with
all those using the park, car pooling or using the Metro subway is suggested.
From I-495 (the DC Beltway), take Georgia Avenue north
(towards Wheaton). Make a right at the 3rd light, Dennis Avenue. Follow
thru traffic light to a 4-way stop (Sligo Creek Parkway). Make a left
on Sligo Creek Parkway. The Sligo-Dennis Avenue Recreation Center is
immediately on the left. Map
Take the
subway to the Forest Glen station on the Red Line. Exit the station
and walk east on Forest Glen Ave. Cross over Georgia Avenue and continue
for another mile. Turn left on Sligo Avenue and walk north for one mile.
The Sligo-Dennis Avenue Recreation Center is on the left. Rides to/from
the Forest Glen Metro Station can be arranged by contacting Jerry Rorstrom-Lee
at (202) 291-3562 or jerry@oakenstaff.org.
Info on nearby hotels
will be posted soon!
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The fitted fashion popular throughout much of Europe in the
late 14th century and early 15th century has been the object of
much speculation, regarding such matters as who wore it, how it
was made, and even what it was called. (The term "cotehardie,"
often applied to this style, was most likely not the term used
by the women who wore it.) A detailed analysis shows the various
versions and uses of this style, how it evolved from earlier unfitted
fashions, and how it formed the basis for the development of the
more structured fashions of the 15th and 16th centuries. The lecture
examines some likely construction techniques as well as the social
significance of the fashion and its presentation in artwork.
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Costume references frequently cite the garment finds from the
14th- century cemetery at Herjolfsnes, Greenland, as examples
of medieval European clothing construction. This lecture re-examines
some common assumptions about these gowns in light of overlooked
details in the original study report, the cultural context of
the Greenland colony, and the likely methods of clothing construction
used by the Greenlanders. The discussion gives special attention
to the oft-cited "10-gore" gown and how it might influence
our understanding of 14th-century European fashion.
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The so-called "Burgundian" style that dominates much
of 15th-century fashion in Western Europe is in fact two separate styles, which
have distinctive characteristics and are apparently constructed in
two completely different ways. An examination of artwork over the
course of the century demonstrates the differences and provides clues as
to how the two styles developed and the ways in which they may have been
made.
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Too often, today's costume sources present "facts"
about medieval and Renaissance costume that are actually misinterpretations
dating from the Victorian era. This lecture traces the development
of modern costume scholarship and examines the motives and methods
of 19th-century costume historians. Armed with this information,
21st-century costumers can learn how to recognize -- and compensate
for -- Victorian influence in current sources.
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| The image of the medieval noblewoman wearing a gown that displays
a full-body coat-of-arms has long been popular among costume historians,
theater designers, artists, and re-enactors. However, an analysis
of archaeological ev idence, documentary records, and visual images
from the period raises serious questions about the nature and
use of such clothing. Practical construction problems complicate
the issue further. This lecture traces the development of the
modern concept of women's heraldic dress and examines the options
for the modern re-enactor faced with reconciling the popular image
with the historical evidence. |
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