10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FONTANGE»
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fontange in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fontange and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Accessories of Dress: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
In the fontange, however, formal pleatings of gauze, lace, and silk took the place
of the disheveled locks. These were made to stand stiflly, raised from a large bow
. On either side of this arrangement fell lappets of lawn and lace. Sometimes ...
Katherine Lester, Bess Viola Oerke, 2013
2
Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History
... Yeast Guidebook (2000); Powell, J., et al, An Atlas of Hair and Scalp Diseases
(2001). FONTANGE During the late 1600s and early 1700s, variations of the
fontange hairstyle for women were popular in France and other European
countries.
3
The New Monthly Magazine
THE FONTANGE. April, 1756. Letter of an vnkoun Lady to M. Diderot. " You will
be surprised, Sir, that a woman who has not the happiness of knowing you, who
makes no pretensions to being a literary Character, or to any knowledge of ...
4
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World ...
Begun as hair ornamentation, the fontange — or commode in England — was a
towering array of ribbons, pleated lace, and frills over a wired understructure at
the front of a relatively simple lacy cap. This cap also had lace lappets that hung ...
5
Hats and Headwear around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia: ...
FONTANGE Fontange is the name given to an elaborate, fashionable European
ladies headdress made of linen or lawn fabric—a fine, soft, sheer material, usu-
ally cotton. A fontange is typically white and ornamented with ribbons and lace ...
6
Novel Translations: The European Novel and the German Book, ...
The earlier author's portrait had her hair in a Fontange, a style popularized by
Louis XIV's former official mistress, Madame de Fontange (Marie Angélique de
Scoraille de Roussille, duchesse de Fontanges, 1661–1681) (fig. 11). But by
1695 ...
7
Nature Displayed in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man
Cela suffit : madame Fontange, vous pouvez les laisser, le prix est arrêté à quatre
louis. Mde. Fon. Hélas! ma chère demoiselle, c'est marché donné ; j'y perds, en
vérité : mais, pour obliger une aimable personne comme vous, qui m'a promis ...
Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 1810
8
Nature Displayed, in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man, ...
Cela sufiit: madame Fontange, vous pouvez les laisser, le prix est arrêté â quatre
louis. Mde; Fon. Helas! ma chère demoiselle, c'est marché donné, j'y perds, en
vérité: mais, pour obliger une aimable personne' comme vous, qui m'a promis sa
...
The Fontange F ashion in hairstyles reached a high point during the seventeenth
century with the emergence of the fontange, a very tall hairdo, like a tower. The
fontange was named after Mademoiselle de Fontanges, one of French King ...
10
Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV: Comprising Biography and ...
CHAP- II. Death of the Duchess of Fontange. — Mme. de Monttspan. — Mme. de
Maintenon. — Mme. des Houlieres. — M. des Honlieres. — Marchioness of
Caracine. — The grand Conde.—M. d'Urfe.—Mlle- des Houlilres. THE DUCHESS
OF ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FONTANGE»
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fontange is used in the context of the following news items.
People & Places Sunday, April 5
Coif? Henin? Fontange? Mob cap? Fascinator? They are the names given to those things women have worn on their heads over the centuries. «Salisbury Post, Apr 15»
Dubai World Cup: Top 10 nail trends
Fab Fontange: If you're not going floral with your outfit, go flora with your nails. The Modern: If you like abstract designs and asymmetrical lines, ... «ArabianBusiness.com, Mar 15»
Stage de pilotage Drift n'Grip aux Circuits LFG
... Salon-de-Provence, Drift n'Grip propose ses activités sur divers circuits français : Fontenay le Comte, Magny-Cours Club, Carole, Fontange, ... «Abcmoteur, Jul 14»
Forget the jet to Marseilles, the Riviera port city calls for acting casual
Mina Kouk,21 Rue Fontange: Chemist-turned-cook Mina makes exquisite Algerian scoff, a pastry filled with chicken, onion, prunes, scrambled ... «National Post, Sep 12»
Fan Making Workshops @ The Fan Museum
The museum runs fan-making workshops on the first Saturday of every month; as well as making Chinese and Fontange fans, there's usually a ... «Londonist, Oct 09»
Top Three Deadliest Fashion Trends
To start things off, the fontange was more than just the wig women of the days of yore used to wear. It was also referred to as headdress, since it ... «Softpedia, Feb 09»
