RUGA - Gleann Abhann

Costuming Survey - 600-1600 A.D. – FAS02A02

(Created by Gwyneth Cearr)

Level of Content: Beginner

Estimated Length of Class: 1-2 hours, depending on level of detail given for each period

Course Description: This class is an overview of clothing worn throughout the SCA time period (600-1600 A.D.). The student will be exposed to images of various styles of clothing worn throughout the SCA period, as well as general clothing terminology and vocabulary specific to construction of clothing.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this class, students should be able to:

1. Understand the difference between clothing and costume;

2 Identify various styles of clothing by general time period (1200s, 1300s, etc.);

3. Identify various styles of clothing by general culture (Norman, Elizabethan, Gothic, Italian Renaissance, etc.);

4. Recognize various period clothing terminology/vocabulary.

Suggested Teaching Resources:

Boucher, Francios. 20,000 Years of Fashion. Harry N. Abrams, 1987.

Davenport, Milia. The Book of Costume. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1948.

Kohler, Carl. A History of Costume. Dover Publications, 1963.

Picken, Mary Brooks. A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern. Dover Publications, 1998.

Syllabus kindly made for RUGA by Gwyneth Cearr, 5-21-07.