Recreating the Renaissance: An Ostrich Feather-Crown

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How can reconstructing the clothes of the past tell us more about bodies, ambition and social competition? Funded by the Swiss National Foundation, Professor Ulinka Rublack (Cambridge) has worked with other historians, milliners and dressmakers to remake the remarkable feathered headdress worn by accountant Matthäus Schwarz in the early sixteenth century.

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Period11 Feb 2019

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  • TitleRecreating the Renaissance: An Ostrich Feather-Crown
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date11/02/19
    DescriptionHow can reconstructing the clothes of the past tell us more about bodies, ambition and social competition? Funded by the Swiss National Foundation, Professor Ulinka Rublack (Cambridge) has worked with other historians, milliners and dressmakers to remake the remarkable feathered headdress worn by accountant Matthäus Schwarz in the early sixteenth century.
    Producer/AuthorUniversity of Cambridge
    URLhttps://youtu.be/YhtG9Lk2_6U
    PersonsStefan Hanß
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