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[Nicole]

 Thank you for your enquiry about pre seventeenth century Welsh
clothing.All the evidence points it to there being no real difference
between Wales and England when it came to clothing,what you wore depended
on your circumstances and inclination as much of anything.It is fair to
assume that most clothes would have been made not only of natural products
but products produced within the wearer's community.

Contemporary illustrations of clothing are going to be very few and far
between but you could try the following sources -

The Library's web page  > Digital Mirror on strap line  > Manuscripts > The
Middle Ages > A Welsh text of the Laws of Hywel Dda

Ibid Digital Mirror  > Manuscripts > The Middle Ages > The Llanbeblig Book
of Hours

Ibid > Digital Mirror  > Manuscripts > The Middle Ages > Laws of Hywel Dda

Ibid  > Digital Mirror  > Pictures

Ibid > Digital Mirror  > Manuscripts > Early Modern Period > Payments to a
serving maid


Other illustrated manuscripts may be seen in

http://www.rhyddiaithganoloesol.caerdydd.ac.uk/cy/


http://eebo.chadwyck.com/search

What we perceive as the traditional costume of Wales is really no more than
the attempts of one woman to create one based on what the peasant women of
her days wore.The following web sites tell the story -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Welsh_costume

Welsh National Dress | National Museum Wales on

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/cy/273/


http://welsh-costume.co.uk/

http://www.gtj.org.uk/

The Library does have three boxes of nineteenth century prints  which might
be of  interest.These are not catalogued but are available for view.


I trust that this is satisfactory but please do contact me again if I can
be of any further assistance,

Yn gywir iawn,Yours faithfully,

Lona Jones B.A.Dip.Lib.

Swyddog Ymholiadau Cynorthwyol

Gwasanaeth Ymholiadau: http://www.llgc.org.uk/holi
Enquiries Service: http://www.llgc.org.uk/enquire







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Question History:

Patron: I am researching pre 17th century Welsh costuming/clothing.  Where
might I find information, especially images?

Librarian 1: Dear 'Nicole',


Thank you for your enquiry about pre seventeenth century Welsh clothing.All
the evidence points it to there being no real difference between Wales and
England when it came to clothing,what you wore depended on your
circumstances and inclination as much of anything.It is fair to assume that
most clothes would have been made not only of natural products but products
produced within the wearer's community.

Contemporary illustrations of clothing are going to be very few and far
between but you could try the following sources -

The Library's web page  > Digital Mirror on strap line  > Manuscripts > The
Middle Ages > A Welsh text of the Laws of Hywel Dda

Ibid Digital Mirror  > Manuscripts > The Middle Ages > The Llanbeblig Book
of Hours

Ibid > Digital Mirror  > Manuscripts > The Middle Ages > Laws of Hywel Dda

Ibid  > Digital Mirror  > Pictures

Ibid > Digital Mirror  > Manuscripts > Early Modern Period > Payments to a
serving maid


Other illustrated manuscripts may be seen in

http://www.rhyddiaithganoloesol.caerdydd.ac.uk/cy/


http://eebo.chadwyck.com/search

What we perceive as the traditional costume of Wales is really no more than
the attempts of one woman to create one based on what the peasant women of
her days wore.The following web sites tell the story -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Welsh_costume

Welsh National Dress | National Museum Wales on

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/cy/273/


http://welsh-costume.co.uk/

http://www.gtj.org.uk/

The Library does have three boxes of nineteenth century prints  which might
be of  interest.These are not catalogued but are available for view.


I trust that this is satisfactory but please do contact me again if I can
be of any further assistance,

Yn gywir iawn,Yours faithfully,

Lona Jones B.A.Dip.Lib.

Swyddog Ymholiadau Cynorthwyol

Gwasanaeth Ymholiadau: http://www.llgc.org.uk/holi
Enquiries Service: http://www.llgc.org.uk/enquire










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