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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
Original MS: Venice, Querini-Stampalia Library
Publisher
Valencia: Ediciones Grial
Date
Facsimile: 2004
Original MS: c. 1540 – 1570s
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
Prepared by Ethan Cramer