Bibliography and Links to Glove Books for sale, most are out of print.

Most of these are out of print, so if you cannot find a copy, go to your library and either check it out or ask for a general library search and inter library loan of it.

Glovemaking (Foyle's handbooks series) Frederick Muller, 1953, 91p. The craft of glovemaking is one that requires very little initial expenditure in the way of tools and equipment. It can successfully be worked at home by the average person and is a common sense occupation. Glove making (Dryad leaflets series;no.31)
IL: Chas. A. Bennett, nd. Hd, Gd, ex-lib, Decorative Arts Re-Caning Baskets Stenciling Glove Making Stool Seating Embroidery Rug Weaving Doll Making Rush Baskets

ARGENTIER DU ROI : Compte de l'Argenterie du Roy annee 1610: Rendus, par Me. Pierre Dela Bruyere Argentier. Sacre du Roi Louis Treize. A Pierre Robin Marchand de Drap - et Jean Royer Marchand drapier la somme de 17316 - 17 - 69...pour les fournitures qu'ils ont faits pour ; Paris C. 1715 [Paris, c. 1715].

Folio, manuscript in ink, 25pp. plus one blank leaf, list of items, fabric and trimmings, for Louis XIII and his Peers at his Coronation, this then broken down under various headings according to the merchant or craftsman involved and priced, some slight fraying to some extreme outer margins, but not affecting written matter. Fair copy made, from the watermark, in Paris in around 1715. This would suggest that it may have been copied from the original 1610 accounts of the Keeper of the Royal Purse to be used as a guide for preparations for the Coronation of Louis XV (his grandfather Louis XIV died in the summer of 1715). The first list gives quantities and qualities of fabrics, colours given, crimson, white, cloth of silver etc. with details of what garment it it for and for whom. The cost of the fabrics total 17316-7-69. There is then a list made out to Jean Baron, Haberdasher for gold and silver braid and buttons etc, with details of the use to which they are to be put, this totaling 2215-15. The various lists continue for embroidery, specifying what in detail, ermine for trimmings, metals and jewels for crowns and diadems, lingerie, other headwear, aigrettes for decorations, robes, dalmatiques, most giving the name of the supplier. Bills for the tailor, carpet maker, gloves decorated with lace, wardrobes to carry the Kings robes safely to Rheims where the King was crowned and all other expenses for the Coronation, decorations for the procession, cathedral etc. Such detailed documents which demonstrate not only the sumptuousness of the garments, but the work involved but also the logistics of such an important state occasion and with costs must be scarce even in a relatively early copy. Keywords: FASHION/COSTUME French FASHION FRENCH MANUSCRIPTS


Lester
Accessories of Dress by Katherine Morris Lester and Bess Viola Oerke. Drawings by Helen Westermann. 1954, an illustrated history of those frills and furbelows of fashion which have come to be known as accessories of dress, a history of accessories from ancient to modern times. An excellent reference work of an encyclopedic character, divided into categories of accessories for different parts of the body, 58 plates, 642 figures, bennett, FASHION (UR#:24690 )
Lester
Historic Costume : A Resume of Style and Fashion from Remote Times to the Nineteen-Seventies by Katherine Morris Lester Catalog Number: 0026643502
Barton, Lucy
Historic Costume for the Stage
Walter H. Baker Publishing, 1963. Very Good hardback copy (no dustjacket as issued). Primarily designed for use by costume designers, this wonderful book is perfect for SCA use. Each time period is discussed in detail, with separate sections on male and female attire, attire based on class or profession, and sections on jewelry, headgear, footwear and even hair styles. 609pp
Lewis, Ethel
The Romance of Textiles;: The story of design in weaving. MacMillan: 1937 (third printing 1953). Hardcover, no dustjacket. Ex Library copy, but only one stamp on upper page edge, otherwise a clean and tight copy in excellent shape. Numerous B&W illustrations. Chapter headings include: The Art of Weaving in Early Egypt, Fabrics of Greece, Roman Textiles, Story of Silk, Oriental Textiles, Cotton in India, Fabrics and Patterns of Persia, Coptic and Peruvian Textiles, Byzantine Patterns and Textiles, The Influence of Mohammed, The Textile Arts of Spain, Saracenic Art in Sicily, The Great Weaving Centers of Italy, The French Renaissance. 377pp.
Bath City Council
Gloves - for Favours, Gifts and Coronations. Bath City Council, 1987. Guide to the exhibit of Gloves at the Museum of Costume in Bath, England from 12 Sept. 1987 to 13 March 1988. Gives a description of each glove in the exhibition. One example- "7. One pair of white kid gloves. Deep gauntlet and angled side opening. Canvas work embroidery in coloured silks, metal thread and spangles worked in tent stitch and detached buttonhole stitch to give a three dimensional effect. Floral motifs are interspersed with strawberries. Trimmed with gold and silver lace and spangles. Finger and seams outlined in metal braid. c.1600-25." Twelve gloves are pictured (five in color). 5 pages.
THE ART OF SEWING NOVEL MATERIALS Author: Editors, Binding: Library Binding, Publishing Date: 00/1974, Publisher: Silver Burdett Press, Place of Publication: Parsippany, Series Title: The Art of Sewing Series, LCCN: 74016950, ISBN: 0809417235, The pages you will want to look at specifically is The glove chapter. It falls on pages 70-83. It contains patterns, special instructions on preparing the leather for gloves and sewing instructions for a couple of different glove styles.
Beck, S. William:
Gloves: Their Annals And Associations; A Chapter Of Trade And Social History (1883) by S. William Beck Catalog Number: 0810338254 and London: Hamilton, Adams, 1883. 5 x 7.5, 263 pp., many engraved illus. Buckram. 9158 Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1883 Sole edition xvii + 263pp., 7.5 x 5 An interesting and academic study. The in-text b/w illustrations are mainly taken from Planché's Cyclopaedia of Costume.
Pearson
Leatherwork; Designs for a writing-case, wallet, pochette, cigarette case, photo-frame, handbag, purse, ladies' gloves, lined gauntlet gloves, and bookbinding in leather (Home handicraft series) , 1949. Johnson. (leather working how-to with instructions for making both lined and unlined leather gloves. Similar patterns to the ones in Cummings)
Boehn
Ornaments--Lace, Fans, Gloves, Walking-Sticks, Parasols, Jewelry and Trinkets : Mode and Manners Supplement by Max Von Boehn Published by Ayer Co Pub Publication date: June 1978 ISBN: 040508286X
Peltz, Leslie Klein:
Fashion Accessories (Fashion merchandising series); Glencoe Pub. Co., 1986, 3rded., paperback,/-, 164pp., clothing, leather, shoes, handbags, hats, gloves,etc.

BLANC, Charles :
Art and Ornament in Dress; 1877 Translated from the French ix + 274pp., 8.5 x 5.5. Sections on every aspect of personal adornment, choice of fabrics, hats, hairdressing, accessories including shoes, gloves, parasols, lace, jewelry, etc. 2 full page hand colored fashion plates and more than 80 in-text engravings.

Powell, Vee:
How to Make Hats and Accessories -- Instructions for Making Vintage 1940s Fashions; Garden City: Garden City Publishing Co., 1946, Instructions for hats, gloves, muffs, shoulder pads. Illustrated by the author, 143pp.
Boehn, Max von.:
Das Beiwerk Der Mode Spitzen, Facher, Handschuhe Stocke, Schirme, Schmuch . Spitzen, Faecher, Handschuhe, Stoecke, Schirme, Schmuck. ; Munich: F. Bruckmann (1928). Sm. 8vo, cloth. [5]+277 pp. 293 illus. + 16 color plates. On fashion accessories (lace, gloves, etc. and, especially, jewelry).
Planche', James Robinson
A Cyclopaedia Of Costume Or Dictionary Of Dress, Including Notices Of Contemporaneous Fashions On The Continent: A General History Of Costume In Europe 1876 Late 19th century half red morocco over marbled paper boards, spines richly gilt, t.e.g., marbled end papers, 2 Vols. London 1876-79. 24 chromolithographs plates (complete).; other illus include. Text drawings, 11.5 x 8.5", half leather, 527; 16+plates; 448 w/index.
Collins
Love of a Glove: The Romance, Legends and History of Gloves New York, Fairchild Publishing, 1949. Collins, C. Cody. COLLINS, C Cody : The Love of a Glove The Romance, Legends and History of Gloves ; N Y 1947 xii + 132pp., 9 x 6 Gloves historical and regal, gloves fashionable and gloves for work with an appendix on glove making. Illustrated in b/w. Useful bibliography Keywords: COSTUME AND FASHION Accessories gloves history
R.S. Lopez & I.W. Raymond
Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World.. New York, 1955. pp 56-60. (reference in "Early Medieval Kingship" by Sawyer and Wood, University of Leeds, 1977) Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World (Records of Western Civilization Series) by Robert S. Lopez, Irving W. Raymond, Irving S. Raymond Paperback, 458 pages Published by Columbia Univ Pr Publication date: October 1990 ISBN: 0231096267
THE COMPLETE TUTANKHAMEN
They found 27 gloves, has a photos of one of them. They look straight out of the 19th Century AD complete with cuffs. One pair had seen heavy wear and had been used a driving gloves.
Redfern, W.B.:
Royal and Historic Gloves and Shoes
Illustrated and Described. ; "London: Methuen, 1904. 4to. 109 pp., 78 plates. Dec. cloth, rebacked.5284
Crampton Albert H.:
Leather Work - Including Glove Making London & New York. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.1930 Warnes "Useful" Books, Arts & Crafts Series First Edition, 63 pages, softback with 21 illustrations.
RESTE, F. LE :
Le gant: Exposition presentee au Couvent des Cordeliers du mardi 27 septembre au dimanche 23 octobre 1994, a l'invitation de l'association ... et de la Mairie de Paris (French Edition). (The Glove); Paris, 1984. Tall slim 8", limp pictorial colored glossy wraps, 141pp. of text & numerous ills. & plates depicting all kinds of gloves from European origin, from all times, incl. notes on the history & the development of the glove, the sexual meaning, social impact, & c. Fine copy. "Archives pour l'histoire de la Mode" series.
Cummings
Gloves London, Batsford. 1982. Cummings, Valerie. (Starts at 1600. Cover Elizabethan gloves, and has reproduction of mid-17th-century patterns for gloves)
S.G.D.G.- Fabrique de Gants
S.L., nd. (c. 1930.) Small 8" title printed on upper wraps., (8)pp. of Ms. in ink in a very neat hand. Describes how to knit a pair of gloves. Curious. Offered for sale by Antiquarianbooksellers GEMILANG at NLG
Cunnington, Willett and Phillis
History of Occupational Costume
There is a glove section with manuscript portrayals of common people wearing them
Smith
Practical leatherwork: A textbook for students and craft workers (Pitman's craft for all series) New York, Pitman. 1946. Smith, F.R.
de Giafferri, Paul Louis:
L'histoire du costume feminin (francais) de l'an 1037 a l'an 1870 (par) Paul-Louis de Giafferri. (folder title); Paris: Editions Nillson, 1922. Folio brds, Fair. Ex-lib with usual stamps. No card pocket, Binding is cloth-taped and all edges worn. Page edges tattered. Contents, however, are in very good shape. Illustrated color, pochoir plates, including gold. Contents divided into 10 booklets, each examining a particular time frame and including detailed pochoir drawings of all manner of wardrobes and accessories (hats, gloves, footwear, fans, belts, jewelry, collars, etc.). Text in French, Decorative Arts costume fashion clothing European costume Dark Ages Renaissance Second Empire wardrobe Louis XIV
STAITE, Frances A.:
GLOVE MAKING AT HOME ; WITH DIAGRAMS FOR ALL STYLES AND STITCHINGS. ; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons., London 1927. Second edition. Hardback. Very good indeed. No dust wrapper. ix, 85 pages. With diagrams and photos. Chapters on fur backed gloves, mitts and fancy gloves + a short history of glove making.
Edge and Paddock
Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight
The Beauchamp Chronicles and the Master of the WA's illustration of a double line of Burgundians - both on page 132 of A&A of the Med Knight.
Tarassuk
According to The Complete Encyclopedia of Arms & Weapons ed. Leonid Tarassuk and Claude Blair: Under "Gauntlets"
Plate gauntlets replaced chain mail gauntlets worn over leather gloves. "In fact the oldest type of plate gauntlet on record, dating to the early 14th century, replaced the mail glove and was similar to the wide-cuffed leather gauntlet worn today by motorcyclists. It, too, was made of leather but covered with small riveted lames." The book goes on to discuss early 15th century articulated finger gauntlets, then the fact that mitten gauntlets became popular from early 15th to the first half of the 16th. They were always worn with a leather glove." An important variation to emerge during the third quarter of the 15th century was the gauntlet with a particularly long pointed cuff
Egan, Geoff
Dress Accessories C.1150-C.1450: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3

Threads magazine Iissue #19, oct./nov. Handmaking Leather Gloves. 1988. Available from The Taunton Press, 63 So. Main Street, Box 355, Newtown CT. 06470-9989. and from Hard-to-Find Needlework Books and Last Seen Reading

Emlyn-Jones
"Make Your Own Gloves" By Gwen Emlyn-Jones ISBN 0-684-14105-1 Published in 1974.
You can get it through inter library loan. She shows how to measure, make the pattern, and stitch them up. She also has pictures of some Elizabethan gloves, and a short history of gloves. Catalog Number: 0684141051, 0713517735
TILKE :
Costume Patterns and Designs; Costume Patterns and Designs, Max Tilke, Rizzoli, '90 reprint, 316 pages, cloth, very good condition, over 1000 illustrations, most in color, from antiquity to modern times, this large format source book presents an abundance of costume patterns and designs of all periods and nations. Elaborate embroideries, delicate laces, silks from the East, and exotic tie-dyed Indian saris, as well as furs and capes, hats and gloves are featured demonstrating countless materials, styles and influences. All costumes are beautifully displayed, shown spread out so that the pattern and design may be seen in full., RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL, FASHION PATTERNS DESIGN COSTUMES (UR#:10244 )
EDWARDS, Isabel M.:
Practical Glove Making; New York and Chicago: Pitman Publishing Corporation, [1946, 1929]. 12mo, cloth, dj, 90 pp., photographic illustrations. Very good+ condition with very good+ dust jacket. Archaic Skills, Gloves, Glove making, Clothing, Glove manufacturing, 7124
TURNER WILCOX, R., :
THE DICTIONARY OF COSTUME; New York, 1969. Large 8" cloth, with pictorial colored dj., 406pp., frontisp., numerous text-ills. after drawings by author, bibliography. Incl. ladies' underwear, head-dress & hairstyles, boots & shoes, handbags, caps, gloves, through the ages of all nations (incl. ancient Egypt, Persia, Assyria, Byzantium, ). Mint copy. Scarce. NLG
Ehlert, Lois.:
Hands; San Diego: Harcourt Brace, (1991). First edition., Gloss card cover shape of working gloves, NF., pp. [40]. Shape, moveable and text pages based on crafts and hobbies using your hands. Family oriented, Illustrated by color by author., Pop-Up & Shape Juvenile
Walton, Perry
The Story of Textiles: A Bird's-Eye View of the History of the Beginning and the Growth of the Industry by Which Mankind is Clothed [ 1912 ] Tudor Publishing, 1937. While the bulk of the book is post period, this does have a good introduction to the history and production of flax, linen, cotton and silk. 274pp.
Flury-Lemberg
Textile Conservation and Research: A Documentation of the Textile Department on the Occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Abegg Foundation Flury-Lemberg, Mechthild a documentation of the textile department on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Abegg Foundation_; Bern: Abegg-Stiftung, 1988. It's filled with pictures and drawings showing original articles and the steps taken to preserve them - which often means taking them apart to clean (giving good pattern examples - some are even drafted to [metric] scale). Lots of discussion of materials used. Articles include tapestries, flags, embroidery, garments (including knit gloves of the 15th century, if memory serves, and shoes with cork soles) a full Landesknecht uniform - the color pictures are glorious - 16th century shirts, and all kinds of neat stuff. This is a fun book, especially if you are interested in clothing construction. (17) TEXTILES Process, Material, Conservation, Restoration, Glossaries Foreign Publication 1274
Waterer
Spanish leather: a history of its use from 800 to 1800 for mural hangings, screens, upholstery, altar frontals, ecclesiastical vestments, footwear, gloves pouches and caskets by John William Waterer Catalog Number: 0571090435
Gillespie, Karen R.:
Fashion Accessories: The Complete 20th Century Sourcebook a Nontextile work manual. Leather. Shoes. Gloves. Handbags. Luggage. Furs. J ; NY: Prentice-Hall, 1943.
Woolf, Natalie S.
Glovemaking For Beginners written by custom glovemaker and instructor of glovemaking. Fully illustrated volume covering every facet of glovemaking from the tanning of glove leathers, how to measure hands for gloves, how to cut gloves, marking stitches, instructions for sewing gloves, how to make knots, seams, rosettes, french knots, eyelets, laced designs, how to sew thumbs, finish glove cuffs, bind gloves, buttonholes, evening gloves, lined gloves, wash gloves, press gloves..full size patterns. 1951 McKnight & McKnight Pub. 8" x 10 ¼" softbound volume.
Hill, Marjorie:
Glove Making; Macmillan, 1945. Pb, NF in wraps., B&W illustrations. No. 12 of the Craftsmen's Library, Handicrafts
Villon, A.M.:
PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE LEATHER INDUSTRY. Translated from the French by F.T Addyman, ; 19010. (technology) Villon, A.M., PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE LEATHER INDUSTRY. Translated from the French by F.T.Addyman. London: Scott, Greenwood, 1901. 27cm, xv i, 505 pages + 22p publ. cat., illus., index, olive green cloth: rubbed along edges, chipped a bit t/b spine, ex-library with perforated title page. Technical treatise on all aspects of leather production: tannin & tanning leathers, furs & furriery, saddlery, glove making, machine belts, TECHNOLOGY TANNING LEATHER CHEMISTRY FURS GLOVES
Hull, William Jun.:
THE HISTORY OF THE GLOVE TRADE With the Customs connected with the Glove; Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange London 1834 sml 12 mo, 144pp, orig black cloth,corners bumped, spine sunned & worn, title partly worn, prev owners inscription in the front end page, & stamp, inked no.'s,foxed throughout,ink stain on pages 31-34, Dedic page to Her Grace The Duchess of Northumberland, List of Subscribers. Annexed are some observations on the policy of the Trade between England and France, and its operation on the agriculture and manufacturing interests.
Waterer
Leather craftsmanship by John William Waterer Frederick A. Praeger Inc., 1968. pp 70-72. Catalog Number: 0713510315
Johnson, L.:
LEATHERWORK ; C. Arthur Pearson (London), 1949. In the Home Handicraft series. 128 pp. Illustrations, index. Instructions for a number of items, including a wallet, handbag and gloves, plus how to do leather bookbinding. Small hardcover (5" x 7").
Yarwood
The Encyclopedia of World Costume. Doreen Yarwood. Bonanza Books, New York, 1986. pp 197-199. Catalog Number: 0517619431
Koch
Medieval Warfare These are Chroniques de Froissart, page 182 of Med. War MEDIEVAL WARFARE. NY:Comprehensive illustrated history of how and why war was fought in Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire through and including the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation.Includes hundreds of illustrations and technical drawings showing the armor, equipment, and uniforms of archers, cavalry men and infantrymen, and 15 maps of Medieval Europe and the battles which changed it.History.Military.Crusades. Prentice-Hall, 1978, 256, 1st, Light gray illustrated dj w/red lettering at spine of dj. FULLY ILLUSTRATED. INDEX. (106572)
Young
White Gloves and Party Manners by Marjabelle Young, Ann Buchwald Published by Robert B. Luce Publication date: December 1988 ISBN: 0883310546
Lederman, Charles:
You and fashion; New York: Alexander Press, 1945. Green cloth, gilt lettering.
 


 

Edited by Kit Pyman. Search Press, 1988. As new hardback with dustjacket. Chapters on history of metal thread work, techniques of metal thread embroidery and more. 112pp.

London: HMSO, 1981. Wonderful selection of historic embroidery from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Illustrated in B&W with dated references and notes on the materials and crafting of each piece. Excellent source documentation. Paperback. 94pp.
 

Batsford, 1989. Separate sections on the medieval period, the 16th and the 17th centuries. Each with B&W photos as well as line renderings. 208pp.

First chapter includes several photos of period pieces, diagrams, and discussion of stitches used in period. 191pp.
 

Grosset and Dunlap, 1975. Massive Hardback with tons of stitch diagrams along with historic notes and a number of dated photos of period designs. 509pp.

A travelling exhibition from the Victoria and Albert Museum ; HMSO London 1973 ISBN 901486-60-4+, wider 4vo, 60 pg booklet. 24 blk/wht plates from the collection. Bright, clean and tight. Paperback. Lists all 124 articles in the collection with a brief description of each. 24 articles are shown. Unusual pieces include gloves and 2 falcon hoods. Textile Reference Clothes Embroidery Needlework 1817
 

Rizzoli: 1990. Hardback with dustjacket. Lots of (mostly color) illustrations and line drawings. Guide to the history and identification of embroidered testiles from around the world. 192pp.
     


Other books from a bibliography by Gail A. Lefkowitz. She is very interested in finding others who love gloves! Look for her web page soon!!

There are also extensive period gloves to be found in books on period embroidery and costume accessories.

Anderson, Ruth Matilda.
Hispanic Costume 1480 - 1530. New York, 1979. Figures 210-214, 514-516. pp 30, 79, 83, 85-86, 115, 222-223, 247. New York: Hispanic Society, 1951. Small 4to. 334 pp., 392 illus.
Ellis, B. Eldred
Gloves and the glove trade Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., London, 1921.
Janet Arnold
Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd Maney, Leeds, 1988.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
The History of Gloves. Handout R-1976. 7 pages.
Beck, S. William
Gloves, Their Annals and Associations. . Hamilton, Adams & Co., London, 1883. reissued Detroit, Singing Tree Press, 1969.
Foster, Vanda .
Costume, Number 14, 1980 , pp. 90-94(5). "A Garden of Flowers" A note on some unusual embroidered gloves.
Boehn, Max von
Ornament, Supplement to Modes and Manners. . Benjamin Blom Inc., 1929, reissued 1970. pp 68-93.
Garofalo, Cara .
"A Glove Museum Extends a Hand to the Past." Victoria magazine. October, 1994. pp 34-36.
Close, Eunice.
How to Make Gloves. Charles T. Branford Co., Boston, 1950.
Hummel, Edith M. .
You Can Make Your Own Gloves. 2nd ed. Fairchild Publications Inc., New York, 1950.
Museum of Costume,
"Gloves for Favors, Gifts, and Coronations, Elizabeth I - Elizabeth II." handout of exhibit, Bath, England, 1988.
Gloves (Ciba Review, 61 : October 1947) Latour, A. Ciba Review #61. October, 1947: 061 GLOVES The Glove, a Badge of Office. Glove-making Centres. Glove Manufacture. Modish Changes in Glove Fashions; (52) CIBA REVIEWS 1937-1974 facsimile 950.
Cumming, Valerie .
Gloves. Accessories of Dress series, Batsford Ltd., London, 1982.
Katherine Morris Lester.
An Illustrated History of Accessories of Dress. Manual Arts Press. Peoria, IL. 1940. pp 354-367.
Cunnington, Phyllis .
Handbook of English Costume in the 16th Century. Plays, Inc., Great Britain, 1970. pp 50, 143-5, 182-3.
R.S. Lopez & I.W. Raymond.
Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World. New York, 1955. pp 56-60. (reference in "Early Medieval Kingship" by Sawyer and Wood, University of Leeds, 1977)
Digby, George Wingfield .
Elizabethan Embroidery.
 



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