Boehn, Max von. Die Mode. Menschen und Moden im Sechzehnten  Jahrhundert. Munich:  Bruckmann, 1923.  One volume of an early twentieth-century standard work that is still useful today as a source for the sixteenth century.

Brooke, Iris. English Costume in the Age of Elizabeth.  London: A. & C. Black, 1933.  A helpful coverage  of the 16^th C. in England by ten-year periods with line drawings by the author.  The drawings must be used with caution along with original sources.

Cunnington, C. Willett, & Cunnington, Phillis.  Handbook of English Costume in the Sixteenth Century.  London: Faber, 1954. Another standard research volume in a series on English dress by two of England’s foremost authorities on costume.

Hale, John r. Renaissance.  The Great Ages of Man Series. New York: Time-Life Books, 1965.  A beautifully illustrated book with extensive  color photography, covering the major cultural, intellectual, and artistic developments of the Renaissance.

Laver,  James, ed. Costumes of the Western World.   New York:  Harper & Row, 1951.  This was the first volume in comprehensive series that was to be a complete coverage of the history of dress.  This volume on the 16^th C. was the only one completed, but it remains a very useful source.

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