Turkish costumes

Jean Jacques Boissard 1581

Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

In the early modern period, exploratory voyages and transnational trade relations sparked interest in the clothing of different cultures. Beginning in 1560, the first costume books were published, a genre that would soon become extremely popular. Here, the aim was to represent pictorially the clothing of different peoples and classes, allowing the reader to experience new worlds by way of their inhabitants.

Details

Title: Turkish costumes
Creator: Jean Jacques Boissard
Date Published: 1581
Location Created: Mecheln
Physical Dimensions: 28 x 34.5 cm
Type: Copperplate engraving , coloured
Rights: © Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Photo: Dietmar Katz
External Link: Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Bibliographic references: Habitus variarum orbis gentium. Habitz de nations estra[n]ges. Trachten mancherley Völcker des Erdskreyß

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