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Translation Augsburg 1516 Tailor's Test Part 4
I've asked for help on some of the abbreviations I am not quite getting. So I will come back and update when I know what the missing piece is. This section is for a poor man's outfit and a farmer's gown.
das ist ains arme(n ( Read more... ) -
Hose from bildindex
Just messing around on bildindex, I came up with these images ( Read more... ) -
Translation Augsburg 1516 Tailor's Test Part 3
das is ain fraue[n] schawb darzw ( Read more... ) -
Translation Augsburg 1516 Tailor's Test Part 2
This finishes page one and moves on to page 2. The description of the sleeve onto the doublet gown is interesting. The cloak instructions, I think, refer to how to piece the pattern together and how to work the layout by piecing it by laying the remnants next to the main piece. I had trouble with what looks to be schlauen - which can mean smart ( Read more... ) -
Translation Augsburg 1516 Tailor's Test Part 1
Original here:
http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg109/0165?sid=07ed36fe5e7345e031b9568402f6f83eThis is the first half of the first page. It includes the introduction and the first piece of the quiz - the dancing gown. In looking at it closer I agree with Marion that it is likely to be a woman's gown, but mostly because of the inclusion of ( Read more... ) -
First read through the Augsburg 1516 Tailor's test
I've transcribed the first page http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg109/0165?sid=07ed36fe5e7345e031b9568402f6f83e nd have read through this several times. As a synopsis, the first paragraph is an introduction to the test, and who will do the testing of the candidate. The general information asked on this test is the amount of fabric ( Read more... ) -
The 1394 Parisian Saucier and Mustard Maker's Statutes
This is from pages 458-459 in Meilleurs Dissertations, Notices et Traités Particuliers relatifs a l'Histoire de France, volume 19 compiled in 1838. Sadly it seems to be missing the penalty part, but some might find the ingredients listed of interest. I've translated it from the French for you.
That any person who takes upon himself the making ( Read more... ) -
Könighofen Tailor's Exam Part Five (The end)
Some interesting bits in here -
On women's and maid's clothing
Question: Item how much for a fitted bodice (leiblein)
Velvet? Answer: one ell, and a half quarter (1/8) according to design ( Read more... )
