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VAN BUREN Anne H. ; WIECK Roger S. (coll.)Illuminating fashion : dress in the art of medieval France and the Netherlands, 1325-1515New York [N.Y.] : The Morgan Library &#38; Museum ; London : D Giles, 2011, 1 vol. ([x]-431 p.).ISBN 978-1-904832-90-4EX 182Résumé :Illuminating fashion : dress in the art of medieval France and the Netherlands, 1325-1515, is a long-awaited, indepth study of dress in northern Europe from the early fourteenth century to the dawn of the Renaissance. This is the first comprehensive history of fashion to be based exclusively on firmly dated or datable art. Drawing mainly upon illuminated manuscripts, this book also features panel painting, tapestry, sculpture, and early printed books produced in France and the duchy of Burgundy during the late medieval period - a time of rapid change in dress.This publication examines fashion's relationship to social customs, culture, and politics. It also demonstrates the rich symbolism in late medieval art : how artists used clothing and costume as a kind of code that reflected the wearer's identity, occupation, and moral  character. Analyzing the visual representation of garments - real and fanciful - Illuminating fashion provides invaluable assistance to the modern viewer in interpreting a work of art through fashion. In addition, van Buren's astute observations on the evolution of dress can be used in dating a work of art.At the heart of the work is a pictorial history of fashion from 1325 to 1515, a suite of more than three hundred color illustrations. This is followed by a comprehensive, annotated glossary of medieval clothing terms and a detailed list of dated and datable artworks that portray contemporaneous civilian dress. The index of clothing terms enables the reader to follow the development and evolution of particular garments.Table des matières :IntroductionDress in late medieval artThe historical conditionsChronology and geographyEmblematics of medieval dressThe visual recordThe nature of the imagesUsing the images todayAlbumA pictorial history of fashion, 1325-1515Glossary : english and french clothing termsAppendix : dated and datable works of art   F. France   B. The Burgundian Realm   H. Northern Netherlands and adjacent german territoriesAbreviationsBibliography : Works cited in abbreviated formIndex of artIndex of clothing termsAxe de recherches :Axe transversal : Cultures visuelles