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