Scottish Costume-Recommended Reading

Dunbar, John Telfer. History of Highland Dress. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh and London, 1962.

Dunbar, John Telver.  The Costume of Scotland.  B.T. Batsford, London, 1984.

Henshall, Audrey S. “Early Textiles Found in Scotland: Part 1 — Locally Made.” In National Museum of Antiquities Publications. Early Textiles Found in Scotland. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Vols. LXXXVI and LXXXVIII, Sessions 1951-56.

Kok, Annette: Appendix on Early Scottish Dyes, in Dunbar, J.: History of Highland Dress. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh and London, 1962.

Liles, J.N.. The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes for Modern Use. Knoxville, Tennessee: The University of Tennessee Press, 1990.

MacLean, Fitzroy. Highlanders: A History of the Scottish Clans. New York, NY: Viking Studio Books, 1995.

MacTaggart, P. and R.A., Some Aspects of the Use of Non-Fashionable Stays, in Strata of Society: Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference of the Costume Society, April 6 – 8, 1973. London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1974.

McClintock, H. F. Old Highland Dress and Tartans. Dundalk, Ireland: Dundalgan Press (W. Tempest) Ltd., 1949 — currently reprinted by Unicorn Limited

Reid, Stuart and Angus McBride: Highland Clansman 1689 – 1746. Osprey Military Warrior Series no. 21, Osprey Direct, London, 1997.

Sutton, Ann and Richard Carr: Tartans: Their Art and History. Bellew Publishing Company Ltd., London, 1984

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