Has anyone ran across anything that could be used as a wardrobe from the 1600's? Nothing overly decorative or too fancy but a free standing 6'ish tall cupbord would do the job.
I've come across some wall mounted ones, that could be scaled up to a larger free standing item but was curious if anyones found anything from period (however I imagine most clothing would have been folded and the need for hanging clothing wasnt around at that time?
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there are some good books by Daniel Diehl called "construction medieval furniture" or something close to that. He has some nice photos of furniture and other pieces in museums and private collections...along with instructions if you feel like doing some woodworking. He actually studied the authentic pieces and everything right down to exact measurements. They are good reference books even if you dont feel like making furniture.
if you're looking for such books, maybe they have translated in english the french medievist "bible" : The medieval encyclopedia, from Eugene Viollet Le Duc.
And his three additionalm volumes: medieval weaponry, medieval furniture and medieval costumes.
if you dont, you have to mremind me to show them to you when you come.
E Viollet le duc was a XIX century architect, who was in charge of many restaurations (including the wonderfull city of carcassonne, which was down to ruins) and if you expect to build a castle one day, you HAVE TO read his encyclopedia.. because he did build and restore many castles and churches and it explains to art of gothic builders...
And his three additionalm volumes: medieval weaponry, medieval furniture and medieval costumes.
if you dont, you have to mremind me to show them to you when you come.
E Viollet le duc was a XIX century architect, who was in charge of many restaurations (including the wonderfull city of carcassonne, which was down to ruins) and if you expect to build a castle one day, you HAVE TO read his encyclopedia.. because he did build and restore many castles and churches and it explains to art of gothic builders...
Thanks....I'll see if they are available in English.
From wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Viollet-le-Duc
Throughout his career Viollet-le-Duc made notes and drawings, not only for the buildings he was working on, but also on Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance buildings that were to be soon demolished. His notes were helpful in his published works. His study of medieval and Renaissance periods was not limited to architecture, but extended to furniture, clothing, musical instruments, armament and so forth.
All this work was published, first in serial, and then as full-scale books, as:
* Dictionary of French Architecture from 11th to 16th Century (1854-1868) (Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVe siècle)
* Dictionary of French Furnishings (1858-1870) (Dictionnaire raisonné du mobilier français de l'époque Carolingienne à la Renaissance.)
* Entretiens sur l'architecture (in 2 volumes, 1858-72), in which Viollet-le-Duc systematized his approach to architecture and architectural education, in a system radically opposed to that of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, which he had avoided in his youth and despised. In Henry Van Brunt's translation, the "Discourses on Architecture" was published in 1875, making it available to an American audience little more than a decade after its initial publication in France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Viollet-le-Duc
Throughout his career Viollet-le-Duc made notes and drawings, not only for the buildings he was working on, but also on Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance buildings that were to be soon demolished. His notes were helpful in his published works. His study of medieval and Renaissance periods was not limited to architecture, but extended to furniture, clothing, musical instruments, armament and so forth.
All this work was published, first in serial, and then as full-scale books, as:
* Dictionary of French Architecture from 11th to 16th Century (1854-1868) (Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVe siècle)
* Dictionary of French Furnishings (1858-1870) (Dictionnaire raisonné du mobilier français de l'époque Carolingienne à la Renaissance.)
* Entretiens sur l'architecture (in 2 volumes, 1858-72), in which Viollet-le-Duc systematized his approach to architecture and architectural education, in a system radically opposed to that of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, which he had avoided in his youth and despised. In Henry Van Brunt's translation, the "Discourses on Architecture" was published in 1875, making it available to an American audience little more than a decade after its initial publication in France.
exact...
the edition i have is called "medieval encyclopedia" and is the sum of all his material in both dictionaries, except for a few chapters.
the 3 other books are the "leftovers" of that global edition, plus different writngs published as separate articles, put up in 3 books.
BUt you are absolutely right about the genuine edition, and thus in what probably has been translated and published in other countries
the edition i have is called "medieval encyclopedia" and is the sum of all his material in both dictionaries, except for a few chapters.
the 3 other books are the "leftovers" of that global edition, plus different writngs published as separate articles, put up in 3 books.
BUt you are absolutely right about the genuine edition, and thus in what probably has been translated and published in other countries
a few pics from my editions, to show you a bit of what it's like
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Are they still in print? I haven't checked out Amazon yet. I'd take them even in french.
i bought mine directly from the editor...
the editor is the same as the "moyen age" magazine : editions heimdal.
i guess the genuine edition is no more in print here, but maybe it still is in english...
the editor is the same as the "moyen age" magazine : editions heimdal.
i guess the genuine edition is no more in print here, but maybe it still is in english...
FRom amazon....
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. Castles And Warfare In The Middle Ages Castles And Warfare In The Middle Ages (janvier 2005)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc, M. Macdermott(Traduction) -- Broché
Habituellement expédié sous 1 à 3 semaines
Notre prix : EUR 11,38
Neuf et d'occasion à partir de EUR 8,92
2. Military Architecture of the Middle Ages Military Architecture of the Middle Ages (décembre 2002)
de Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Broché
Habituellement expédié sous 1 à 3 semaines
Notre prix : EUR 26,32
Neuf et d'occasion à partir de EUR 26,32
3. Annals of a Fortress (23 avril 2001)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc -- Relié
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
Neuf et d'occasion à partir de EUR 5,99
4. Annals of a Fortress: Twenty-Two Centuries of Siege Warfare Annals of a Fortress: Twenty-Two Centuries of Siege Warfare (novembre 2000)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc, Christopher Duffy(Introduction) -- Broché
Habituellement expédié sous 4 à 6 semaines
Notre prix : EUR 17,53
Neuf à partir de EUR 13,59
5. Memory and Modernity: Viollet-Le-Duc at Vezelay Memory and Modernity: Viollet-Le-Duc at Vezelay (décembre 1999)
de Kevin Murphy, et al -- Relié
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Notre prix : EUR 46,57
Neuf et d'occasion à partir de EUR 46,57
6. Military Architecture (26 octobre 1990)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Relié
Actuellement indisponible
7. The Foundations of Architecture: Selections from the Dictionnaire Raisonne (septembre 1990)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc, Kenneth D. Whitehead(Traduction) -- Relié
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D'occasion à partir de EUR 85,36
8. The Foundation of Architecture: Selections from the Dictionnaire Raisonne The Foundation of Architecture: Selections from the Dictionnaire Raisonne (mai 1990)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc, et al -- Broché
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D'occasion à partir de EUR 45,24
9. The Architectural Theory of Viollet-Le-Duc: Readings and Commentary (avril 1990)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Relié
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D'occasion à partir de EUR 145,60
10. The Architectural Theory of Viollet-Le-Duc: Readings and Commentary (mars 1990)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc(Sous la direction de), M. F. Hearn(Sous la direction de) -- Broché
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Notre prix : EUR 32,51
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11. Lectures on Architecture Lectures on Architecture (novembre 1987)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Broché
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D'occasion à partir de EUR 111,16
12. Annals of a Fortress (mai 1983)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc -- Relié
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D'occasion à partir de EUR 58,26
13. Viollet-le-Duc (octobre 1980)
-- Broché
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14. The Habitations of Man in All Ages (mai 1977)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Relié
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15. Ruskin and Viollet-le-Duc (19 janvier 1970)
de Nikolaus Pevsner -- Relié
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D'occasion à partir de EUR 227,23
16. Catalogue Des Livres Composant LA Bibliotheque Poetique De M. Vidlet-Le Duc Auec Des Notes Bibliographiques, 2 Vols in 1 (juin 1967)
de M. Viollet Le Duc -- Relié
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17. Surface into Depth:a Tracing of Viollet-Le-Duc's Constructive Imagination (28 août 2006)
de Martin Bressani -- Relié
Bientôt disponible - Commandez-le dès aujourd'hui !
Notre prix : EUR 76,86
18. Lectures on Architecture Lectures on Architecture (novembre 1987)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Broché
Actuellement indisponible
19. Frank Lloyd Wright and Viollet-Le-Duc: Organic Architecture and Design from 1850 to 1950 (juin 1986)
-- Broché
Actuellement indisponible
20. An Essay on the Military Architecture of the Middle Ages (mars 1977)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Relié
Actuellement indisponible
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc, M. Macdermott(Traduction) -- Broché
Habituellement expédié sous 1 à 3 semaines
Notre prix : EUR 11,38
Neuf et d'occasion à partir de EUR 8,92
2. Military Architecture of the Middle Ages Military Architecture of the Middle Ages (décembre 2002)
de Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Broché
Habituellement expédié sous 1 à 3 semaines
Notre prix : EUR 26,32
Neuf et d'occasion à partir de EUR 26,32
3. Annals of a Fortress (23 avril 2001)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc -- Relié
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
Neuf et d'occasion à partir de EUR 5,99
4. Annals of a Fortress: Twenty-Two Centuries of Siege Warfare Annals of a Fortress: Twenty-Two Centuries of Siege Warfare (novembre 2000)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc, Christopher Duffy(Introduction) -- Broché
Habituellement expédié sous 4 à 6 semaines
Notre prix : EUR 17,53
Neuf à partir de EUR 13,59
5. Memory and Modernity: Viollet-Le-Duc at Vezelay Memory and Modernity: Viollet-Le-Duc at Vezelay (décembre 1999)
de Kevin Murphy, et al -- Relié
Habituellement expédié sous 4 à 6 semaines
Notre prix : EUR 46,57
Neuf et d'occasion à partir de EUR 46,57
6. Military Architecture (26 octobre 1990)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Relié
Actuellement indisponible
7. The Foundations of Architecture: Selections from the Dictionnaire Raisonne (septembre 1990)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc, Kenneth D. Whitehead(Traduction) -- Relié
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
D'occasion à partir de EUR 85,36
8. The Foundation of Architecture: Selections from the Dictionnaire Raisonne The Foundation of Architecture: Selections from the Dictionnaire Raisonne (mai 1990)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc, et al -- Broché
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
D'occasion à partir de EUR 45,24
9. The Architectural Theory of Viollet-Le-Duc: Readings and Commentary (avril 1990)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Relié
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
D'occasion à partir de EUR 145,60
10. The Architectural Theory of Viollet-Le-Duc: Readings and Commentary (mars 1990)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc(Sous la direction de), M. F. Hearn(Sous la direction de) -- Broché
Habituellement expédié sous 1 à 3 semaines
Notre prix : EUR 32,51
Neuf et d'occasion à partir de EUR 31,64
11. Lectures on Architecture Lectures on Architecture (novembre 1987)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Broché
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
D'occasion à partir de EUR 111,16
12. Annals of a Fortress (mai 1983)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc -- Relié
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
D'occasion à partir de EUR 58,26
13. Viollet-le-Duc (octobre 1980)
-- Broché
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
D'occasion à partir de EUR 114,62
14. The Habitations of Man in All Ages (mai 1977)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Relié
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
D'occasion à partir de EUR 69,31
15. Ruskin and Viollet-le-Duc (19 janvier 1970)
de Nikolaus Pevsner -- Relié
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
D'occasion à partir de EUR 227,23
16. Catalogue Des Livres Composant LA Bibliotheque Poetique De M. Vidlet-Le Duc Auec Des Notes Bibliographiques, 2 Vols in 1 (juin 1967)
de M. Viollet Le Duc -- Relié
Généralement expédié sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés
D'occasion à partir de EUR 36,47
17. Surface into Depth:a Tracing of Viollet-Le-Duc's Constructive Imagination (28 août 2006)
de Martin Bressani -- Relié
Bientôt disponible - Commandez-le dès aujourd'hui !
Notre prix : EUR 76,86
18. Lectures on Architecture Lectures on Architecture (novembre 1987)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Broché
Actuellement indisponible
19. Frank Lloyd Wright and Viollet-Le-Duc: Organic Architecture and Design from 1850 to 1950 (juin 1986)
-- Broché
Actuellement indisponible
20. An Essay on the Military Architecture of the Middle Ages (mars 1977)
de Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc -- Relié
Actuellement indisponible
viking325i, there is also a catalog called Design Toscano ( http://www.designtoscano.com ) that deals in repro/ inspired medieval designs. You may find some ideas there.
Thanks for the replies everyone, much appreciated 
I think I am definately going to have to get those books, they look like they could also be valuable resources for builders when it comes time to start, given that castle building is well, never really been done here. Definately very exciting that this could be a posibility.
Still at this stage leaning towards a Borthwick style reconstruction, so of course, getting it furnished right is essential. Well that and I need new furniture before that will be completed, so might as well start now
I think I am definately going to have to get those books, they look like they could also be valuable resources for builders when it comes time to start, given that castle building is well, never really been done here. Definately very exciting that this could be a posibility.
Still at this stage leaning towards a Borthwick style reconstruction, so of course, getting it furnished right is essential. Well that and I need new furniture before that will be completed, so might as well start now
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castle building is well, never really been done here.
you are speaking of NZ right?
QUOTE (Duncan @ Apr 9 2006, 11:01 AM)
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castle building is well, never really been done here.
you are speaking of NZ right?
Yup. There has been similar structures like tudor houses and the like done, but I cant think of a traditional defensive castle structure. Then again I'm not sure if I'll go for a defensive style castle as such. Am just looking through online now some mass collections of castles, printing what I like to reserach further, and short list after that.
I think my minds boggling a bit since there are so many ways to do the same job.
we might take this part to the castle building section if you don't mind
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