Illuminating fashion. Dress in the art of medieval france and the netherlands, 1325-1515

'Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands, 1325-1515' focuses on the use of dress and costume in the art of France and the Netherlands during the later medieval period. It examines the use of emblems and imagery, surviving visual records of dress and costume, the use of medieval images depicting dress and costume and how such images can be used in studying the history of fashion, dating a work of art, or interpreting a medieval picture. At the heart of the work is the album, A Pictorial History of Fashion from 1325 to 1515, featuring over 280 colour illustrations taken from tapestries, illuminated manuscripts and illustrated texts from France, Holland and Burgundy. This is followed by an extensive, annotated glossary. A richly illustrated volume which has special interest for fashion and art historians, it throws new light on later medieval society generally. Exhibition opens at the Morgan Library & Museum on June 3rd, 2011.