Los tratados del Arte del vestido en la España Moderna

Abstract

Originated by different proffesions, the need for organization the existing knowledge from the Middle Age produce during the Renaissance the publication of methods of work. Not only were it publicated books about science and art, but it were publicated also about tailoring. The purpouse that it were designed the latter ones was to cut as economically as possible from expensive materials and to stablish standars for styles. The album of un anonymous Milan tailor is the only work wich can be considere to precede Juan de Alcega's Geometría, Practica y Traça. Based on Alcega's book, others were published during the Baroque with the same title Geometría y traças, suposing un step-fordward in the teaching and learning the art of tailoring.