BSB finds: Der Ritter vom Turn
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mmcnealy"Der Ritter von Turn" is the German translation of the French work "Livre pour l'enseignement de ses filles by the Chevalier de la Tour Landry" (The book of the Knight in the Tower), written about 1370-1371 by a French aristocrat Geoffroy IV de la Tour Landry for his daughters as a courtesy manual. It defines what is acceptable behaviour for a young woman and provides example stories.
The BSB has these two copies of "Der Ritter vom Turn" by Geoffroy de la Tour Landry, translated by Marquard vom Stein, illustrated by Albrecht Durer.
One printed in Basel in 1493, the other in Augsburg in 1495. The Basel copy is the cleaner, nicer condition copy.
Basel, 1493 [BSB-Ink L-60 - GW M17154]
Augsburg 1495 [BSB-Ink L-61 - GW M17149]
From a clothing and material culture standpoint there are lots of great illustrations of clothing and headwear for both sexes in this book, here are just some of the highlights.
Ladies at table This is a great illustration of the various types of headdresses that could be worn in the same era. From left to right, Spangle/golden haube, Schleier, Steuchlein and Zopfe.
Mass scene with the women in church cloaks and sturz or bundlein. Different view, nice rosaries
Woman combing hair in front of mirror She's wearing a front lacing kirtle with her wide smock sleeves pushed up on arms. Her overdress is draped over a rod above her head. There's a belt and pouch hanging out of the chest in front of her, and a haube inside as well. I like the chair with the nice comfy cushion in the background.
Treatment of a wound on the leg. Woman in bed with long sleeved smock/dress
Back view of dresses and headdreses
Woman in short sleeved smock
Further reading
Free article at Ingenta,Framing Lives: The Narratives of Behaviour in Der Ritter vom Turm, A.Simon,Daphnis - Zeitschrift für Mittlere Deutsche Literatur, Volume 28, Number 1, 1999 , pp. 35-59(25)
English text
Book of the Knight of La Tour-Landry : compiled for the instruction of his daughters : translated from the original French into English in the reign of Henry VI
[Link rot corrections 10/15/11]
The BSB has these two copies of "Der Ritter vom Turn" by Geoffroy de la Tour Landry, translated by Marquard vom Stein, illustrated by Albrecht Durer.
One printed in Basel in 1493, the other in Augsburg in 1495. The Basel copy is the cleaner, nicer condition copy.
Basel, 1493 [BSB-Ink L-60 - GW M17154]
Augsburg 1495 [BSB-Ink L-61 - GW M17149]
From a clothing and material culture standpoint there are lots of great illustrations of clothing and headwear for both sexes in this book, here are just some of the highlights.
Ladies at table This is a great illustration of the various types of headdresses that could be worn in the same era. From left to right, Spangle/golden haube, Schleier, Steuchlein and Zopfe.
Mass scene with the women in church cloaks and sturz or bundlein. Different view, nice rosaries
Woman combing hair in front of mirror She's wearing a front lacing kirtle with her wide smock sleeves pushed up on arms. Her overdress is draped over a rod above her head. There's a belt and pouch hanging out of the chest in front of her, and a haube inside as well. I like the chair with the nice comfy cushion in the background.
Treatment of a wound on the leg. Woman in bed with long sleeved smock/dress
Back view of dresses and headdreses
Woman in short sleeved smock
Further reading
Free article at Ingenta,Framing Lives: The Narratives of Behaviour in Der Ritter vom Turm, A.Simon,Daphnis - Zeitschrift für Mittlere Deutsche Literatur, Volume 28, Number 1, 1999 , pp. 35-59(25)
English text
Book of the Knight of La Tour-Landry : compiled for the instruction of his daughters : translated from the original French into English in the reign of Henry VI
[Link rot corrections 10/15/11]
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