Friday, August 7, 2015

17C Woman


We have few depictions of women in the 17C British American colonies, but contemporary European prints allow us to see the hairstyles & fashions being worn on the other side of the Atlantic during the early years of the English colonization of America. 

Jean Leblond 1605-1666 Bradamante;  François Ragot (Print made by); Young woman, bust-length; hat adorned with feather, chin-length curly hair, pearl necklace with lozenge-shaped pendants and dress trimmed with lace


Monday, August 3, 2015

1636 One of The Seven Liberal Arts by Jean Leblond 1605-1666


Jean Leblond 1605-1666 Geometry c 1636

Unfortunately, I have not yet located the other six from this series. Still looking...


Saturday, August 1, 2015

1630 The Seven Liberal Arts by George Glover + a little Fashion



 George Glover-1625-1635 Arithmetic



 George Glover-1625-1635 Astronomy


 George Glover-1625-1635 Geometry



 George Glover-1625-1635 Grammar



 George Glover-1625-1635 Music



George Glover-1625-1635 Rhetoric


George Glover-1625-1635 Dialects


Thursday, July 30, 2015

1645 The Seven Liberal Arts by Francis Cleyn



 Francis Cleyn 1645 Arithmetic



 Francis Cleyn 1645 Astronomy



 Francis Cleyn 1645 Dialects



 Francis Cleyn 1645 Geometry



 Francis Cleyn 1645 Grammar



 Francis Cleyn 1645 Music



Francis Cleyn 1645 Rhetoric

Saturday, July 18, 2015

The Five Senses - 1753 John Bowles (British Printer, 1701-1779)



 1753 John Bowles (British Printer, 1701-1779) The Five Senses - Hear



 1753 John Bowles (British Printer, 1701-1779) The Five Senses - Sight



 1753 John Bowles (British Printer, 1701-1779) The Five Senses - Smell



 1753 John Bowles (British Printer, 1701-1779) The Five Senses - Taste



1753 John Bowles (British Printer, 1701-1779) The Five Senses - Touch