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More on Ottoman Costuming

8/12/2013

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In addition to the List of Links for Atlantia's 12th Night (http://awanderingelf.weebly.com/1/post/2013/08/list-of-links-ottoman-version.html) I have compiled a Pinterest page with examples from art, extant pieces and some wonderful work by individuals in the SCA.

http://pinterest.com/alfrunketta/ottoman-and-middle-eastern-costume/

More will hopefully be added after I get additional permissions from people to post their pictures to the page!


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List of Links - Ottoman Version

8/8/2013

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The Kingdom of Atlantia is having their 12th Night in an awesomely local location (DC) and even more awesomely, it will have an Ottoman theme.  I will post more details as they are offered, but I am very excited about this event!

http://acorn.atlantia.sca.org/event_info.php?event_id=2f5db391

To aid those who want to pursue and authentic look for the event, I have compiled a list of links that can help them.  Additionally, I have a WIP Pinterest page that will have images of art, extant items and members of the SCA displaying their wonderfully period attire. http://pinterest.com/alfrunketta/ottoman-and-middle-eastern-costume/

Ottoman Costume:

“The Costumes of Ottoman Women” – site with a downloadable PDF as well as many images of period art.  Some falls outside of the SCA time period, but there is a great deal of information on costuming for an Ottoman persona. http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/OttomanCostume.htm

"Ottoman Turkish Clothing handout" - Mistress Safiye Konstantiniyye's hand out on Ottoman clothing.  http://valkyrja.shawwebspace.ca/pages/view/ottoman_turkish_clothing_handout/ 
Her files (including diagrams): https://lisafiyespics.shutterfly.com/files
Look at her amazing photographs here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafiye/sets/72157623206924208/

“Images of Turkish and Ottoman Dress” – site with images pertaining to men’s Ottoman costuming of the 16th and 17th Centuries. http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/TurkishMuscowCostume.htm

“Dar Anahita” – extensive site by Mistress Urtatim bint 'abd al-Karim al-hakim al-Fassi that covers clothing, food and persona information for many cultures in the Middle and Near East (including Ottoman).  Included are pattern links, recipes and images of both art and extant textiles. http://home.earthlink.net/~lilinah/directory.html

“The Ottomans” – excellent site covering both the history and culture (including clothing) of the Ottoman Empire.  http://www.theottomans.org/english/index.asp

“Ottoman Clothing in SCA Period: An Overview” – Information on Ottoman costume, layers, construction and fabrics. http://www.scribd.com/doc/2900/Overview-of-Ottoman-Clothing-in-SCA-Period

Ottoman Empire Clothiers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/437487859670259/

Coat Pattern:  Instructions for making an Ottoman or Persian coat as well as other layers to complete a look. http://awanderingelf.weebly.com/1/post/2013/03/a-step-further-from-fantasy.html

“Ottoman Turkish Garb: An Overview of Women’s Clothing” -  Image heavy handout about Ottoman costume.  Contains both diagrams for clothing construction and period examples. http://www.katjaorlova.com/FemaleTurkishGarb.pdf

“Ottoman Turkish Coats” – Information on layers, fabrics and construction: http://baronyofatenveldt.org/uploads/library/Ottoman%20Coat%20Handout%202011.pdf

Henna in 16th c Ottoman Turkey - http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/turkish/ottowomen.html

“Çintamani” – Article abut Ottoman decorative motifs.  Includes image of art and extant textiles: http://home.earthlink.net/~al-tabbakhah/cintamani.html

Extant Textiles and Garments:

Freer/Sackler gallery Style and Status Exhibit links:
http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/styleAndStatus/

http://www.asia.si.edu/explore/teacherResources/ConnectionsFall2005.pdf
http://www.asia.si.edu/explore/teacherResources/ConnectionsFall05Poster.pdf

Slide show from the Ministry of Culture in Turkey showing extant caftans and textiles.  Look closely at the dates as some items are out of period.  (The Next button is in grey in the lower right corner): http://www.turkishculture.org/picture_shower.php?ImageID=1835

Ottoman caftans and shirts: http://www.kostym.cz/Anglicky/I_03_01.htm •Photo gallery of Imperial Ottoman caftans:  http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/clothes

Turkish Cultural Foundation – Images of extant textiles and clothing (some are post-period):  http://www.turkishculture.org/fabrics-and-patterns/fabrics-and-textiles-67.htm http://www.turkishculture.org/textile-arts/clothing-159.htm

Extant Persian Chemise (Pirahan):  http://medieval.webcon.net.au/extant_perisan_kamis_14thc.html

16th cent. caftan fragment - http://www.discoverislamicart.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;42;en

The Art of the Ottomans before 1600 – Metropolitan Museum of Art: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/otto1/hd_otto1.htm •Imperial garment- http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~history/topkapi.html

“Silks from Ottoman Turkey” – Met museum page with images and information on period and out of period Ottoman silks:  http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tott/hd_tott.htm

“Caftans – Ottoman Imperial Robes” – blog entry about Imperial Caftans with images of extant coats: http://bikemibrahimoglu.blogspot.com/2010/04/caftans-ottoman-imperial-robes_22.html


For those choosing to be a Persian or other visitor to the Ottoman Court:

Persian Costume:
“Persian Clothing of the 16th Century” – Duchess Roxanne Farabi’s guide to Persian clothing. http://www.willofyre.com/roxanearticle.pdf

Master Rashid’s Persian Patterns: http://home.earthlink.net/~lilinah/Rashid/

“Pre-Mongol Persian Costume Or 11th and 12th Century Seljuk Dynasty Costume” – Earlier period Persian costuming with many fantastic images from period art and diagrams for creating the correct looks.  http://windchild.net/pre-mongol-persian-costume-or-11th-and-12th-century-seljuk-dynasty-costume/

“Recreating the Costume of Medieval Persia” – Image heavy site with period art and diagrams for reproducing the looks seen in art. http://members.iinet.net.au/~richard.cullinan/index.php/Persian_Costuming

Persian Clothiers Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/228818680565289/ •Persian University: http://www.scapersianu.com/

Egyptian Costume:
“Life Under the Fatimids: Clothing, Women’s Undergarments, Veiling and…A Winter Image of Fatimid Cairo!” – Information on Fatimid Egypt and the clothing including appropriate layers. http://simerg.com/literary-readings/life-under-the-fatimids-clothing-women%E2%80%99s-undergarments-veiling-and%E2%80%A6a-winter-image-of-fatimid%C2%A0cairo/


General Middle Eastern Costuming Information (Including Myths):

“Pre-1600 CE Middle Eastern Garb Do's and Don't's” – a nice guide for ascertaining what is and is not period and on how to improve one’s period wardrobe. http://www.willofyre.com/periodmideastgarb.html - about

“Mistress Safia’s Garb Haven” – site with a collection of images, links and articles for Middle Eastern Garb. http://www.willofyre.com/aboutsafia.html

Middle Eastern Dance Guild: Garb Page –  Includes both images and links for garb sites.  http://awalimofstormhold.wordpress.com/garb/

“A Step further from Fantasy”:  Guide to many of the “Middle Eastern” looks you see in the SCA and how to take steps toward creating a more period wardrobe.http://awanderingelf.weebly.com/1/post/2013/03/a-step-further-from-fantasy.html

“An Overview of Middle-Eastern Garments of the Middle Ages” – Listing of costume components for various time periods and regions. http://home.comcast.net/~mikibu/Articlefolder/an_overview_of_middle.htm

“Dar Anahita” – extensive site by Mistress Urtatim bint 'abd al-Karim al-hakim al-Fassi that covers clothing, food and persona information for many cultures in the Middle and Near East.  Included are pattern links, recipes and images of both art and extant textiles. http://home.earthlink.net/~lilinah/directory.html

“SCA Near Eastern Cultural Myths” – Mistress Urtatim’s list of myths concerning both culture and costume: http://home.earthlink.net/~lilinah/MEMyths.html
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Elf's List of Links (Norse/Viking)

2/20/2013

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My Shire's clothing guild has a Facebook page that now includes documents for sharing links for various time periods/regions for garb.  I added my Viking links to it today, and while I am at it, I am also adding them here.  I pulled these about a year ago, so need to add in quite a few more that I have found since.  Hopefully will do it in the next couple of weeks!

General Links:
Hurstwic - overview of both men's and women's clothing:
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/clothing.htm

Viking Answer Lady:
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/clothing.shtml
Viking clothing from Russia:
Viking Clothing from Russia:
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/sarafan/sarafan.htm

Non-english site with Viking clothing drawings:
http://hem.passagen.se/susbrom/KLADER.HTM
Non-english site with some fantastic images (from Finland I think):
http://www.student.oulu.fi/~jek/liitteet.html


Reenactment Groups:
Vikings of Bjornstad:
  • http://www.vikingsofbjornstad.com/
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Reenacting (Great site!):
  • http://www.regia.org
Lothene - Experimental Archeology:
  • http://www.lothene.org/vikings.html
The Vikings Reenacment Group:
  • http://www.vikingsonline.org.uk/resources/index.htm
Oxford University Reenactment Society:
  • http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wychwood/costume.shtml
Non-english site with some fantastic images (from Finland)
  • http://www.student.oulu.fi/~jek/liitteet.html
The Vikings Reenacment Group:
  • http://www.vikingsonline.org.uk/resources/index.htm
Oxford University Reenactment Society:
  • http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wychwood/costume.shtml
Fantastic Photo Galleries from a European Group:
  • http://www.fletcherey-hammelbacher.de/6.html
Ravensborg - US based group with a focus on research and experimental archaeology:
  • http://www.ravensborg.org/Ravensborg_Welcome.html

Men's Garb:

Birka Style Men's Kaftan:
  • http://www.gelfling.dds.nl/viking%20kaftanm.html
PDF with three period styles of men's pants:
  • www.tjurslakter.nl/vikingbroeken.pdf
An Archaeological Guide to Viking Men's Clothing:
  • http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/mensgarb.html
Viking Tunic Reconstruction:
  • http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/viktunic.html
Birka Style Tunic:
  • http://www.gelfling.dds.nl/viking.html
Tunic and hood from Skjoldehamn Find:
  • http://www.medieval-baltic.us/skjold.html
Men's Viking Coat:
  • http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/feather/109/Rollo/coat/coat.htm
Tunic construction and decorative seam finishing:
  • http://muirgheinsas50.blogspot.com/
Archeological Guide to Viking Men's Garb:
  • http://gersey.tripod.com/history/garb.html

Women's Clothing:
Viking Women (possibly one of the most comprehensive documents on the web)
  • http://urd.priv.no/viking/smokkr.html
10th Century Viking Style Apron Dress
  • http://genvieve.net/sca/vikingapron.html
900 AD Viking Apron Dress
  • http://www.caitlinsclothing.com/viking.html
Viking Kaftan
  • http://www.gelfling.dds.nl/viking%20kaftan.html
Clothing for Gunhilda Adeleva Amberstar's Pelican Ceremony
  • http://homepage.mac.com/wolfpaws/redwulf_mac/gunhilda_dress/gunhilda_dress.html
Molly's Viking Dress
  • http://www.drafnwarband.org/fgarb.html
Norse Dress
  • http://housebarra.com/EP/ep03/07norsedress.html
Historika Varldar (non-English but nice images):
  • http://histvarld.historiska.se/histvarld/draekter/vkvinna/huvudduk.html
Reconstructed Viking Woman's Outfit
  • http://www.shelaghlewins.com/reenactment/viking_womans_outfit/viking_womans_outfit.htm
Images of Norsewomen
  • http://www.medieval-baltic.us/vikvalkyrie.html
Reconstructing a Hanging Dress
  • http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/hangerock/hangerock.htm
Reconstructed Finnish Costume
  • http://www.kaspaikka.fi/savonlinna/muinaispuku/sivut/eura.htm
Reconstructing a Viking Dress
  • http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/hangerock/hangerock.htm
Viking Female Costume Interpretations
  • www.gav.org.uk/Research/Hangerock%20Designs.pdf
Viking Dress Styles for Reenactors
  • www.dragonbear.com/text/VikingApronDress.doc
Norse Apron Dress
  • http://tasha.gallowglass.org/sca/handouts/aprondresses/
Apron Dress
  • http://www.dragonlore.net/costuming/apron_dress_3gore.php
Undergown
  • http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/skjolha.html
Viking dress
  • http://www.kimvdlinde.com/private_english/reenactment/clothes/Viking_dress_2.html
Simple Clothing for Viking Women
  • thorsonandsvava.sccspirit.com/pdf.../Viking_handout_women.pdf
Apron dress with applique bears
  • http://isabellesgarb.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/viking-apron-dresswith-black-bears/
Simple Clothing for Viking Women
  • thorsonandsvava.sccspirit.com/pdf.../Viking_handout_women.pdf
Viking Age Apron Dress
  • http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/mjc/sca/aprond.html

Textiles/Dyes/Stitches
Textiles of the Oseberg Ship:
  • http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Oseberg/textiles/TEXTILE.HTM
Viking Age Dyestuffs
  • http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikdyes.html
Dark Age Colors
  • http://www.42nd-dimension.com/NFPS/nfps_colours.html
Dark Age Stitch Types
  • http://www.42nd-dimension.com/NFPS/nfps_stitches.html
Archeological Sewing
  • http://heatherrosejones.com/archaeologicalsewing/wool.html
Natural Dye Colors
  • http://historicenterprises.biz/fabrics-colors-c-100_198_200.html
Coloured Clothes in Medieval Scandinavian Literature and Archaeology
  • http://thorewing.net/articles/colouredclothing/
Dark Age Colours
  • http://www.rosieandglenn.co.uk/TheLibrary/Costume/CnTGuides/General/Colours.htm
Medieval Textiles Gallery
  • http://www.medievaltextiles.org/gallery/gallery5.html
Dark Age Fabrics
  • http://www.rosieandglenn.co.uk/TheLibrary/Costume/CnTGuides/General/Fabrics.htm



Embellishment

Tablet Weaving Gallery (Amazing brocades!)
  • http://www.debrahofer.com/galleryweaving.shtml
Mammen Embroidery
  • http://heatherrosejones.com/mammen/index.html
Birka and Snartemo Tablet Weaving
  • http://www.theloomybin.com/cw/viking.html
Viking Embroidery Stitches and Motifs
  • http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikembroid.html
Birka Style Tablet Weaving
  • http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/birkarcp.html
Hallstat Tablet weaving
  • http://www.leatherchain.com/research/hallstatt.htm
Anglo Saxon Embroidery
  • http://www.box.com/shared/v1119qarns
Applique tutorial
  • http://stores.renstore.com/-strse-template/0710b/Page.bok
Silberknoten - wire woven embellishments for garb:
  • http://www.silberknoten.de/en/index.php?id=3

Accessories

Norse Age Belts (class notes)
  • http://issuu.com/marklandeoforgriffith/docs/norse_age_belts
Medieval Hoods
  • http://nvg.org.au/article.php?story=20080307113034214
Footwear of the Middle Ages
  • http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM
Belt Pouch from Birka
  • http://www.holyort.net/projects/Leatherworking/birkapouch/birkapouchdocs.htm
Viking Beads
  • http://juliemerrett.blogspot.com/2008/12/viking-beads.html
Norse Accessories
  • http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/snotravanta/Accessories/Norsewidgets.htm
Viking Silk Cap
  • http://genvieve.net/sca/vikingcap.html
Medieval Hoods
  • http://nvg.org.au/article.php?story=20080307113034214
Hedeby Hood
  • http://www.rosieandglenn.co.uk/TheLibrary/Costume/CnTGuides/Viking/HedebyHood.htm



Historic/Scholastic/Museum Sites

British Museum - PDF of items on loan for Viking exhibit in 2014
  • http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Vikings%20Protection%20from%20Seizure%20for%20website,%20for%20publishing%20DECEMBER%202013-FINALv2.pdf
Viking Women
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/women_01.shtml
University of Oslo (Sciringes - Norway's first town)
  • http://www.kaupang.uio.no/eng/index.html
Collection of Viking era images from various places
  • http://www.drakt.org/Viking.html
The Viking Society (web based versions of their publications)
  • http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/
Extant box brooch
  • http://amica.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?q=AMICOID=MMA_.1982.323.2%20LIMIT:AMICO~1~1&sort=INITIALSORT_CRN%2COCS%2CAMICOID&search=Search
Replicas of jewelry from Sweden
  • http://www.arkeodok.com/vikingcopies.html
Vikings - The North Atlantic Saga
  • http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
Norse Burials
  • http://thehumanjourney.net/html_pages/microsites/vikingburial/indepth.htm
Viking Horde
  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8224000/8224173.stm
Viking Recreation Article
  • http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nordland/1.6799676
Historik Museum - Turtle Brooch with fabric loops
  • http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/bild.asp?uid=337406
Cambridge History of Western Textiles Vol 1 (Google books, I recommend buying the whole book!)
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=ZljldSpV28UC&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=iron+age+textiles&source=bl&ots=iKOYYTj1qt&sig=e5VXghxFmzDcmlucmlbn6LynUw&hl=en&ei=7s_ES9KDPIP88AaIhNzADw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CBYQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=iron%20age%20textiles&f=false
Denmark National Museum
  • http://oldtiden.natmus.dk/udstillingen/vikingetiden/language/uk/
Denmark National Museum
  • http://www.vikingsofbjornstad.gbtllc.com/MuseumCopenhagen.htm
Scandinavian Gold Medallion
  • http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2001.583
Journal of Archeology (some period weaving info)
  • http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/jalc/02/nr01/a02
Photo site for the collections in the Norwegian museums(AMAZING):
  • http://www.unimus.no/foto/#
Photos from Viking York:
  • http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/piclib/photos.php



Blogs

  • http://brigidavadesbana.blogspot.com/
  • http://oldnorsenews.org/
Jenny Dean's Blog - author of Wild Color: http://www.jennydean.co.uk/wordpress/?p=888
  • http://growingcolour.blogspot.com/ Natural Dye blog
  • http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/5682
  • http://viking-archaeology-blog.blogspot.com/
  • http://www.treheima.ca/Gotland_2011.html
  • Field trip to Gotland http://thedreamstress.com/2012/01/terminology-the-socalled-viking-apron-dress/

Merchants

http://www.vault-of-valhalla.com/

http://thehoodedhare.com/aprondresses.htm

http://www.urweg.com

http://www.jelldragon.com/

http://www.craftycelts.com/

http://www.northan.net

http://historicenterprises.com

http://www.renaissancedyeing.com/

http://www.asgardcrafts.co.uk

http://www.reenactorsshop.de/product_info.php?language=en&info=p2079_Viking-Clothing-Book.html

http://www.othalacraft.pl

http://www.silberknotenshop.de/?language=en

http://www.jorgencraft.com

Bibliographies and Recommended Books

Viking Garment Bibliography:
  • http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikgarment.html

Finnish Viking Bibliography:
  • http://www.katajahovi.org/SatuHovi/muinaispukuKirjallisuus.html
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