Medieval World Costume & Fashion Source Book - Historical Clothing & Dress Guide for Cosplay, Renaissance Fairs & Theater Productions

I was given this book from a friends Amazon purchase. I really am shocked by the slip-shod quality of work I'm keeping it on how not to publish research on a subject. I wish Ms Elgin had done a little more research! I know she covers a broad field in the book but its so full of errors so buyer beware. For example the "hanging sleeves" are called tippets and have a single drop configuration. Her statement regarding inset sleeves is very wrong, as inset sleeves were used for hundreds of years and there garments that have been found to prove it. I'm not sure why the forearm armor is called the gauntlet, the gauntlet is the part covers the hand and its separate from the vambrace the forearm armor - though there was a few crazy pieces of jousting armor that locked everything together but that is very rare. The "padded doublet is either a gambason or a jupon ( my spelling may be off on either) and is worn under the armor or in some cases over the armor.Finally, Monty Python, though I love them, look like Monty Python with spray panted knitted "mail", and boots.If you want to try your hand at Medieval Clothing, that take you to another time try the "Medieval Tailor's Assistant by Sarah Thursfield." A far better book with really accurate instructions-- and no,know I don't her.