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ArticleThe Eleonora Project, Part 5: Fashion, Art, and the Propaganda MachineSheena Pennell explores the role portrait artists played in public relations during the years that the House of Medici reigned in Florence.

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17 PieceWork issues mention “Eleonora di Toledo” on 201 pages — matched by meaning, not just keywords.

Knitting Traditions, Spring 2014 Digital Edition1 page
- Page 87at least 1560, and in Italy, as the well-known crimson silk burial stockings of Eleonora di Toledo (1522–1562), wife of Cosimo di Medici (1519–1574), suggest. Italy, Spain, and to a lesser
PieceWork July/August 20112 pages
- Page 12in gold were recorded as early as 1544 in inventories of the wardrobe of Eleonora di Toledo (1522–1562), first wife of Co- simo I de’ Medici (1519–1574), Duke of Florence.

ArticleThe Eleonora Project, Part 7: The Death of Eleonora, as Told by her GownThe clothing in which Eleonora di Toledo was buried reveals much about her later years and her death.

ArticleThe Eleonora Project, Part 3: Knitting Guilds and the MediciWhat did it mean to be a member of a knitting guild during the 1500s? Who was responsible for crafting Eleonora di Toledo’s burial stockings?

ArticleThe Eleonora Project, Part 4: The Lifecycle of Women’s ClothingClothing in the Eleonora di Toledo’s time was expensive. As a result, garments were worn for many years, then they were handed down, cut down, or repurposed.

ArticleThe Eleonora Project-Part 1Read about one author's mission to re-create and adapt several pieces of Eleonora di Toledo's wardrobe using a combination of modern technology and historical practices.

ArticleThe Eleonora Project, Part 6: Selecting Materials for Re-Creating Historical ProjectsHistorical garments are often re-created as part of research into a specific time period or for participation in a period drama or historical reenactment. The author offers tips for considering the selection of materials for such a task.

ArticleThe Eleonora Project, Part 2: Adventures in Forensic KnittingSometimes it takes determination and a whole lot of detective work before the first stitch is cast on.

Page 14Cesena Il Fusello Marisa Barboni Ravenna C.I.F. Giovanna Cantoni San Lorenzo al Mare Magia di Punti Ata Chirico Rome Matilde Coco and Giuseppina Alberti Cefalù Ricamarte Madonie Maria Rita

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Page 48interpreters of a timeless custom. . . .” —Blu Nautilus, Event Planning Association, December 2018 Countess Matilde di Canossa (1046 –1115) wearing a gold hat and veil, red cloak and blue gown
Page 49In 1915, Dr. Maria Bertolani Del Rio (1892 –1978) was one of the first women in the Kingdom of Italy to study medicine and surgery; she graduated from…

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Page 60authorities administered his affairs, Andrea was fre- quently relegated to prisons and monasteries. Andrea and Luisa’s children were reared apart from their parents in convents; Luisa lived with…
Page 61who sought to implement the ideals of the French Revolution (1789–1799)— liberté, egalité, fraternité — in the Kingdom of Naples, which covered the area south of the Papal…
Page 62the republican authorities with details about the royal- ists’ planned insurrection. Lauded as the savior of the republic and the mother of her country, Luisa became the subject…
Page 63Sanfelice Baby Jacket to Knit M I M I S E Y F E R T H Inspired by the preceding article T his baby jacket was inspired…

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Page 61Josie Lobato's colcha embroidery En Belen Nacio Jesus. Courtesy of Vernoti Lobato. La Entriega de los Novios was conceived primarily from Josephine Lobato's childhood memories, but her hus-…

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Page 44Angelina was born in 1893, the youngest of three children. Like her elder sister, she was educated by Cath olic nuns, who taught the girls weaving, em broidery,…

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