Historic Costume Exam 2 (Quizzes)

lappet

A part of a garment

plast

A part of a garment

dagging

A way of decorating a garment

roc

A women's undergarment

girdles

Accessory

Cotton was the fabric most used by poor people during the Middle Ages.

False

Only men of the Byzantine Empire were permitted to wear the paludamentum.

False

The custom of wearing black as a sign of mourning was not yet established in the Medieval period.

False

Various authors define the cote-hardie in different ways, however they all agree that it was worn only by the clergy.

False

pattens

Footwear

Trunk hose also referred to as "slops"

Galligaskins

Term used interchangeably with jacket

Jerkin

Which of the following descriptions most accurately reflects the overall character of women's clothing during the Italian Renaissance of the 15th century?

Lavish use of opulent fabrics gave garments of relatively straight cut a splendid appearance and rich decorative effects were achieved by carefully manipulating layers of garments sculpting the body.

bowl crop

Mens headdress

page boy

Mens headdress

Term for doublet in England

Paltock

The shoes of the Byzantine emperor were what color?

Red

Outermost gown for women that fits at the shoulder and falls loosely to the floor

Ropa

During the 14th and 15th centuries styles for men and women began to change much more rapidly than had been the case in earlier centuries.

True

In order to allow the arm to move easily when jacket sleeves of the Italian Renaissance were cut very tightly, tailors left seams open and the white of the shirt underneath was visible.

True

In the years between 900 and 1300, costume had evolved gradually from loosely fitted, T-shaped tunics and loose mantles to more closely fitted styles of a more complex cut.

True

Intermarriage among members of royal families from different parts of Europe helped to spread fashions from one region to another.

True

Italian influences in styles were brought to France by Catherine de Medici, an Italian who married a French king as well as the French invasions of Italy.

True

The costume of students of the Middle Ages served as the basis for modern academic gowns.

True

The costume of the Byzantine Empire combined Roman style with Eastern elements.

True

The custom of buttoning men's coats from the left over the right probably originated from the construction of Medieval plate armor.

True

The fashion for puffed and slashed decoration of costume of men and women entered Italian Renaissance costume in the 16th century.

True

The long, narrow, heavily jeweled scarf worn by the Byzantine emperor was probably derived from the toga with the folded bands.

True

chemise

Undergarment

braies

Underwear for men

Which of the following were NOT elements of men's costume during the 16th century in Northern Europe

farthingales

wimple

veil worn around the side of the face and under the chin

chemise

A loose undergarment for both men and women

Distinct features of costume for women in Germany in 1530-1575 are:

-Wide "Dog collar" -Horizontal bands on sleeves -Wide, plumed hat -Pointed cuffs

The word camicia in Italian refers to which of the following?

-a man's shirt -a woman's chemise

Among the distinctive characteristics of the dress of Venetian women reported by foreign visitors in the 16th century were

-high, platform soled shoes that affected their balance when walking -a preference for bleached, blonde hair -hair arranged in the shape of two horns at the forehead

Evidence of influence of Italian trade with the Middle East and Asia during the Renaissance is to be seen in:

-the popularity of turban-like headdresses -the textiles - silk fabrics for clothing and woven textile designs

chaperon

An element of headdress

houppelande (men or women)

An undergarment worn by both men and women

A skirted extension of men's jackets, either attached or a separate garment

Bases

Which of the following is a pouch of fabric to accommodate the genitals, also used to join men's hose?

Codpiece

The development of the fashion for wide, stiff neck ruffs came about, in part, because

Skills for making lace developed rapidly during the 16th century.

Italian styles for men in the 16th century were very much influenced by

Spanish Styles

The first European cultivation of silk worms and production of silk fiber was carried out by:

The Byzantines

caul

Women's headdress

hennin

Women's headdress

jacket

a man's outer garment

codpiece

a part of a garment

barbette

an element of headdress

herigaut

an outdoor garment, cloak with long, wide sleeves having a slit below the shoulder

garnache

an outdoor garment, long cloak with cape-like sleeves

surcote

an outer tunic, top-most garment

cote

an under tunic

Which of the following are undergarments today, but were a visible part of the outer garments in the 16th century.

petticoats