In addition to costumes (clothing) of the Renaissance and Baroque
periods discussed below, costume is discussed in other parts of
this web site, such as in dance. Theatre was important, and these
other areas should be consulted. Some information about textiles
and dye colours can be referenced at
click here.
1
Linthicum, M. Channing; "Costume in the Drama of Shakespeare
and his Contemporaraies", Russell & Russell, 1963
2
Fairfax, Edmund; "The Styles of Eighteenth-Century Ballet",
Scarecrow Press, Maryland, 2003, "Appendix: Remarks on Costume",
(Clothing can impede dance)