Bliaut - Revision history

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	Excellent sites on how to construct such a garment can be found at:		Excellent sites on how to construct such a garment can be found at:
	*http://bliautlady.50megs.com (Now closed down!)		*http://bliautlady.50megs.com (Now closed down!)
	*http://www.chateau-michel.org/bliaut_class.htm		*http://www.chateau-michel.org/bliaut_class.htm (No longer exists)

	An excellent set of pictures from the period can be found at:		An excellent set of pictures from the period can be found at:

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	Excellent sites on how to construct such a garment can be found at:		Excellent sites on how to construct such a garment can be found at:
	*http://bliautlady.50megs.com		*http://bliautlady.50megs.com (Now closed down!)
	*http://www.chateau-michel.org/bliaut_class.htm		*http://www.chateau-michel.org/bliaut_class.htm

Paul Matisz: Reverted edits by Shaeness123 (Talk); changed back to last version by Sara

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	And an email group for this kind of garment can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/12thcenturygarb		And an email group for this kind of garment can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/12thcenturygarb
	[[category:clothing]]		[[category:clothing]]

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	And an email group for this kind of garment can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/12thcenturygarb		And an email group for this kind of garment can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/12thcenturygarb
	[[category:clothing]]		[[category:clothing]]

			==Related Links==

			[http://cargames.com.au/ '''car games''']

			[http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/pages/Electronics/TV-and-Video/Flat-Panel-Televisions/ '''lcd tv''']

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	*http://bliautlady.50megs.com		*http://bliautlady.50megs.com
	*http://www.chateau-michel.org/bliaut_class.htm		*http://www.chateau-michel.org/bliaut_class.htm

			An excellent set of pictures from the period can be found at:
			*http://www.gelfling.dds.nl/bliaut.html

	The other site previously listed (jauncourt.i8.com) has been updated and moved to the first URL above.		The other site previously listed (jauncourt.i8.com) has been updated and moved to the first URL above.

Cian: Reverted edits by 61.145.97.234 (Talk); changed back to last version by Cian

2007-09-18T23:52:23Z

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	Conventional usage of the word '''bliaut''' in the [[SCA]] refers to a garment known from the [[12th century]] (actually possibly dating back to about 1060, and forwards to about 1210 in remote areas). This [[clothing\|garment]] differs from the [[t-tunic]] that precedes and accompanies it in several ways. It appears to have been a [[court]] garment, ie. used on special occasions by those who could afford special garments used on days when not doing any physical labour.		Conventional usage of the word '''bliaut''' in the [[SCA]] refers to a garment known from the [[12th century]] (actually possibly dating back to about 1060, and forwards to about 1210 in remote areas). This [[clothing\|garment]] differs from the [[t-tunic]] that precedes and accompanies it in several ways. It appears to have been a [[court]] garment, ie. used on special occasions by those who could afford special garments used on days when not doing any physical labour.
			The body section of the garment (hips to underarms) was much tighter than the normal t-tunic, for the most fashionable kinds of bliauts, the sides of the garment were laced up with spiral lacing, to get a tighter fit.
	The body section of the

			Women wore a bliaut with moderately full ankle length or lower shirts. Men wore garments that came to just above the ankle, but had less fabric in the skirt and were slit up the side to nearly the hip to allow free movement. A wide range of sleeve types were worn with this dress, from tightly fitting sleeves, to sleeves that flare out into a dangling cascade from anywhere between the elbow and wrist. Such sleeves might be knotted if especially long. Women tended on average to have longer sleeves than the [[knight]]s and [[prince]]s depicted in this type of clothing.

			A large variety of sub-styles existed within this broad definition, depending upon country, exact time period, rank and personal preference.

			== Finding more Information ==
			You will be able to find plenty of [[medieval]] pictures of this kind of garment if you look for books under the topic [[Romanesque]] art, but there are no excellent books on how to construct this kind of garment. Many costume books are based on the [[Victorian]] idea of this kind of garment and are of dubious value at best, downright confusing and wrong at worst (even some which are great for other periods).

			== Meanings of the word "bliaut" ==
			The word "bliaut" can be used to refer to many things:
			*It can refer to this broad style of clothing, as above
			*It can refer to a specific [[France\|French]] sub-style of this clothing, as depicted in the statuary at Chartres cathedral
			*In Medieval French texts, the word is possibly used to describe all outer garments ([[tunic]]s, [[dress]]es, not [[cloak]]s), despite whatever style they are cut in. This usage appears to last until the [[14th century]].

			== External Links ==
			Excellent sites on how to construct such a garment can be found at:
			*http://bliautlady.50megs.com
			*http://www.chateau-michel.org/bliaut_class.htm

			The other site previously listed (jauncourt.i8.com) has been updated and moved to the first URL above.

			And an email group for this kind of garment can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/12thcenturygarb
			[[category:clothing]]

61.145.97.234 at 20:47, 18 September 2007

2007-09-18T20:47:06Z

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	Conventional usage of the word '''bliaut''' in the [[SCA]] refers to a garment known from the [[12th century]] (actually possibly dating back to about 1060, and forwards to about 1210 in remote areas). This [[clothing\|garment]] differs from the [[t-tunic]] that precedes and accompanies it in several ways. It appears to have been a [[court]] garment, ie. used on special occasions by those who could afford special garments used on days when not doing any physical labour.		Conventional usage of the word '''bliaut''' in the [[SCA]] refers to a garment known from the [[12th century]] (actually possibly dating back to about 1060, and forwards to about 1210 in remote areas). This [[clothing\|garment]] differs from the [[t-tunic]] that precedes and accompanies it in several ways. It appears to have been a [[court]] garment, ie. used on special occasions by those who could afford special garments used on days when not doing any physical labour.
			The body section of the
	The body section of the garment (hips to underarms) was much tighter than the normal t-tunic, for the most fashionable kinds of bliauts, the sides of the garment were laced up with spiral lacing, to get a tighter fit.

	Women wore a bliaut with moderately full ankle length or lower shirts. Men wore garments that came to just above the ankle, but had less fabric in the skirt and were slit up the side to nearly the hip to allow free movement. A wide range of sleeve types were worn with this dress, from tightly fitting sleeves, to sleeves that flare out into a dangling cascade from anywhere between the elbow and wrist. Such sleeves might be knotted if especially long. Women tended on average to have longer sleeves than the [[knight]]s and [[prince]]s depicted in this type of clothing.

	A large variety of sub-styles existed within this broad definition, depending upon country, exact time period, rank and personal preference.

	== Finding more Information ==
	You will be able to find plenty of [[medieval]] pictures of this kind of garment if you look for books under the topic [[Romanesque]] art, but there are no excellent books on how to construct this kind of garment. Many costume books are based on the [[Victorian]] idea of this kind of garment and are of dubious value at best, downright confusing and wrong at worst (even some which are great for other periods).

	== Meanings of the word "bliaut" ==
	The word "bliaut" can be used to refer to many things:
	*It can refer to this broad style of clothing, as above
	*It can refer to a specific [[France\|French]] sub-style of this clothing, as depicted in the statuary at Chartres cathedral
	*In Medieval French texts, the word is possibly used to describe all outer garments ([[tunic]]s, [[dress]]es, not [[cloak]]s), despite whatever style they are cut in. This usage appears to last until the [[14th century]].

	== External Links ==
	Excellent sites on how to construct such a garment can be found at:
	*http://bliautlady.50megs.com
	*http://www.chateau-michel.org/bliaut_class.htm

	The other site previously listed (jauncourt.i8.com) has been updated and moved to the first URL above.

	And an email group for this kind of garment can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/12thcenturygarb
	[[category:clothing]]

Cian at 00:49, 13 March 2007

2007-03-13T00:49:50Z

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	Conventional usage of ~~this~~ word in the [[SCA]] refers to a garment known from the [[12th century]] (actually possibly dating back to about 1060, and forwards to about 1210 in remote areas). This [[clothing\|garment]] differs from the [[t-tunic]] that precedes and accompanies it in several ways. It appears to have been a [[court]] garment, ie. used on special occasions by those who could afford special garments used on days when not doing any physical labour.		Conventional usage of the word '''bliaut''' in the [[SCA]] refers to a garment known from the [[12th century]] (actually possibly dating back to about 1060, and forwards to about 1210 in remote areas). This [[clothing\|garment]] differs from the [[t-tunic]] that precedes and accompanies it in several ways. It appears to have been a [[court]] garment, ie. used on special occasions by those who could afford special garments used on days when not doing any physical labour.
	The body section of the garment (hips to underarms) was much tighter than the normal t-tunic, for the most fashionable kinds of bliauts, the sides of the garment were laced up with spiral lacing, to get a tighter fit.		The body section of the garment (hips to underarms) was much tighter than the normal t-tunic, for the most fashionable kinds of bliauts, the sides of the garment were laced up with spiral lacing, to get a tighter fit.

Cian: category:clothing

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	And an email group for this kind of garment can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/12thcenturygarb		And an email group for this kind of garment can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/12thcenturygarb
			[[category:clothing]]

Cian: tidying

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tidying

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	Conventional usage of this word in the ~~sca~~ refers to a garment known from the 12th century (actually possibly dating back to about 1060, and forwards to about 1210 in remote areas). This garment differs from the [[t-tunic]] that ~~preceeds~~ and accompanies it in several ways. It appears to have been a court garment, ie used on special occasions by those who could afford special garments used on days when not doing any physical labour.		Conventional usage of this word in the [[SCA]] refers to a garment known from the [[12th century]] (actually possibly dating back to about 1060, and forwards to about 1210 in remote areas). This [[clothing\|garment]] differs from the [[t-tunic]] that precedes and accompanies it in several ways. It appears to have been a [[court]] garment, ie. used on special occasions by those who could afford special garments used on days when not doing any physical labour.
	The body section of the garment (hips to underarms) was much tighter than the normal t-tunic, for the most fashionable kinds of bliauts, the sides of the garment were laced up with spiral lacing, to get a tighter fit. Women wore a bliaut with moderately full ankle length or lower shirts. Men wore garments that came to just above the ankle, but had less fabric in the skirt and were slit up the side to nearly the hip to allow free movement. A wide range of sleeve types were worn with this dress, from tightly fitting sleeves, to sleeves that flare out into a dangling cascade from anywhere between the elbow and wrist. Such sleeves might be knotted if especially long.		The body section of the garment (hips to underarms) was much tighter than the normal t-tunic, for the most fashionable kinds of bliauts, the sides of the garment were laced up with spiral lacing, to get a tighter fit.

	Women tended on average to have longer sleeves than the knights and princes depicted in this type of clothing.
			Women wore a bliaut with moderately full ankle length or lower shirts. Men wore garments that came to just above the ankle, but had less fabric in the skirt and were slit up the side to nearly the hip to allow free movement. A wide range of sleeve types were worn with this dress, from tightly fitting sleeves, to sleeves that flare out into a dangling cascade from anywhere between the elbow and wrist. Such sleeves might be knotted if especially long. Women tended on average to have longer sleeves than the [[knight]]s and [[prince]]s depicted in this type of clothing.

	A large variety of sub-styles existed within this broad definition, depending upon country, exact time period, rank and personal preference.		A large variety of sub-styles existed within this broad definition, depending upon country, exact time period, rank and personal preference.

	== Finding more Information ==		== Finding more Information ==
	You will be able to find plenty of medieval pictures of this kind of garment if you look for books under the topic ~~romanesque~~ art, but there are no excellent books on how to construct this kind of garment. Many costume books are based on the ~~victorian~~ idea of this kind of garment and are of dubious value at best, downright confusing and wrong at worst (even some which are great for other periods).		You will be able to find plenty of [[medieval]] pictures of this kind of garment if you look for books under the topic [[Romanesque]] art, but there are no excellent books on how to construct this kind of garment. Many costume books are based on the [[Victorian]] idea of this kind of garment and are of dubious value at best, downright confusing and wrong at worst (even some which are great for other periods).

	== Meanings of the word bliaut ==		== Meanings of the word "bliaut" ==
	The word bliaut can be used to refer to many things:		The word "bliaut" can be used to refer to many things:
	*It can refer to this broad style of clothing, as above		*It can refer to this broad style of clothing, as above
	*It can refer to a specific ~~french~~ sub-style of this clothing, as depicted in the statuary at Chartres cathedral		*It can refer to a specific [[France\|French]] sub-style of this clothing, as depicted in the statuary at Chartres cathedral
	*In Medieval ~~french~~ texts the word is possibly used to describe all outer garments (~~tunics~~, ~~dresses~~, not ~~cloaks~~), despite whatever style they are cut in. This usage appears to last until the 14th century.		*In Medieval French texts, the word is possibly used to describe all outer garments ([[tunic]]s, [[dress]]es, not [[cloak]]s), despite whatever style they are cut in. This usage appears to last until the [[14th century]].

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==