Period Pictures

(Last updated 1/20/01)

Below is a thumbnail gallery of historical pictures.  This gallery contains 2 tables and 17 pictures, so it may take a little time to load (25 seconds at 56K).  Click on the thumbnail to enlarge the picture.  Use these as a reference for the kinds of clothing needed by your particular character.  When possible, a caption has been included explaining the social levels of the people depicted.

Watercolors taken form a series of maps published in 1572 titled "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" by G. Braun et Hogenberg.

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Description Thumb Link
16th century buff leather tunic with silk ribbons, brass aglets, and butt-jointed seams Leather Jerkin.gif (75172 bytes) Source
Elizabethan slashed buff leather hat with salmon-pink lining Leather Hat.gif (188498 bytes) Source
Engraving based on portrait painted c. 1580.  Notice the eyeglasses. Ear Loops.gif (83636 bytes) Source
Period Eyeglass Holder Eyeglass Holder.gif (51000 bytes) Source
Drawings of various 15th century eyeglass frame styles Frame Styles.gif (94459 bytes) Source
Alternative headgear for men Source

 

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