The Tailor's Book, Il Libro del Sarto

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Dublin Core

Title

The Tailor's Book, Il Libro del Sarto

Subject

Il Libro del Sarto translates to “The Book of the Tailor.” Its best-known contributor, Ioanne Iacomo del Conte (1520 -1592), used the manuscript as his workbook and also collected illustrations that could be displayed to customers. Del Conte’s career as a tailor and illustrator are reflected in the binding of Il Libro del Sarto, consisting of a leather belt, which neatly clasps around this handsome portfolio. Il Libro del Sarto’s unique binding expresses this manuscript’s performative nature and expresses its functionality as a tailor’s workbook.

Description

This facsimile provides a window into the secular fashion world of 16th century Milan. It is accurate in conveying the look and feel of the portfolio with its leather binding and textured pages to replicate the feel of parchment.

Creator

Original MS: Ioanne Iacomo del Conte, Giovani Jacopo del Conte, Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Source

Facsimile: UNT Special Collections Library, Call Number: GT964 .S27 1589x
Original MS: Venice, Querini-Stampalia Library

Publisher

Valencia: Ediciones Grial

Date

Facsimile: 2004
Original MS: c. 1540 – 1570s

Contributor

Commentary: Ruth de la Puerta Escribano, Paolla Venturelli, & Doretta Davanzo

Rights

Valencia: Ediciones Grial

Relation

Libro de los trajes de C. Weiditz (1529)

Format

21 x 29.5 cm, 324 pages

Language

Italian

Type

Secular Illustrated MS

Identifier

Middle-Late 16th C. Milanese Fashion and Textiles

Coverage

Italy, Elizabethan Era, c. 1558-1603

Prepared by Ethan Cramer