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Habit de...

griphus — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 06:57:00 -0800

Costumes grotesques et métiers de Nicolas de Larmessin. (Coralized)

By: mazola

mazola — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:00:16 -0800

Good. I was trying to figure out what to wear today.

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:01:08 -0800

Wow! Those are amazing. Don't mess with this guy, though. He's from the Bureau.

By: xingcat

xingcat — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:02:55 -0800

So these are costumes to represent their trade guilds? Sort of like the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, or the Hunger Games? I do admire how many of these costumes incorporated shelving units. Storage is always important!

By: idiopath

idiopath — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:16:31 -0800

Renaissance transformers, verily in excess of what had first met one's gaze.

By: MissySedai

MissySedai — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:17:47 -0800

Those look quite uncomfortable.

By: idiopath

idiopath — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:39:27 -0800

Renaibots, mutatis mutandis and saunter forth!

By: shakespeherian

shakespeherian — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:08:34 -0800

I can't tell the difference between this and LARPing.

By: benito.strauss

benito.strauss — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:14:29 -0800

It would be fun to see these updated for modern professions. I'd probably get a hat with six, seven mice dangling from the rim, a keyboard vertically over my sternum, breeches made from pages torn from Stroustrup's "The C++ Programming Language", and a shirt decorated with Perl sigil plushies.

By: idiopath

idiopath — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:13:45 -0800

"I'd probably get a hat with six, seven mice dangling from the rim" wherein benito.strauss reveals himself to be a housecat

By: Isadorady

Isadorady — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:20:30 -0800

Love this. Thanks for posting. I now have ideas for recycling my wardrobe.

By: Listener

Listener — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:07:25 -0800

Orfeur ? Jardinier - gardener Lauettier ? Fermassier ? Ferblanquier ? Patissier - fancy baker Pescheur - fisher Menuisier Ebeniste ? Chaudronnier - saucepan maker? Quincailler ? Vannier - basket maker? Boisselier? Artificier ? Parfumeur - perfume-maker Ceinturier - belt-maker Malletier Coffretier ? Verrier Fayencier - maker of fancy glass? Vigneron ? Musicien - musician Tailleur - tailor Serrurier ? Sculpteur - sculptor [musician is in there twice] Cabaretier ? Frippier (maker of fripperies? fabric decorations?) Cordonnier ? Cafetier - person who runs a cafe? Espicier - spice seller Barbier Perruquier - barber and wig-maker? Chandellier - candle maker Chirurgien ??? Chapellier - hat dealer/maker Brossier - brush seller/maker Cartier ? Vinaigrier - vinegar maker Poissoniere - fishmonger (female!) Fouleur Boulanger - baker Plongier - plumber Charon ??? Procureur (Chaudronnier repeated) Sauetier Beurrieure (butter lady?) Astrologue - astrologer Paticierre (female fancy baker) Vitrier ? Coustellier ? Orlogeur - clock maker Fourbisseur ? Hmm . . I guess this loooooong list is already done by someone else - d'oh! But I'll post this anyway, though I'm not finished. So many strange occupations I can't make out.

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:45:49 -0800

Hah! Lady Skeptic has long had a reproduction of the "Habit de musicien". I've always wondered where that came from!

By: Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:44:17 -0800

the first profession is Orfèvre = silver/goldsmith. Miroitier-Lunettier = maker of mirrors, lenses, eyeglasses and/or glass chandeliers Artificier = maker of feux d'artifice = fireworks. Meniusier-Ébeniste = wooden inlay artist/ebony worker Quincaillier = not sure, but he seems to make steel goods: spurs, knives, weapons Maréchal = seems to be a farrier Verrier-Fayencier = maker of glassware/tin-glazed ceramics Vigneron = grape farmer/winemaker Serrurier = locksmith Cabaretier = tavern-keeper Frippier = seller of clothes I think? (as opposed to the Tailleur, who makes them) Cordonnier = cordwainer = shoemaker (fancy shoes, as opposed to the Savettier) Chirurgien = surgeon Cartier = maker/seller of paper goods and cards Foureur = furrier Plombier = lead worker, including pipes and sheeting Procureur = lawyer Savettier = cobbler Vitrier = glazier (window glass) Coustellier = knife maker (scissors, knives, saws, surgical items) Sellier = saddler Fourbisseur = swordsmith Pôtier d'étain = tinsmith Tonettier = cooper, barrelmaker Lingère = lingerie, linen undergarments, shirts, shifts, lace neckcloths and cuffs Rôtisseur = runs a rôtisserie, sells roasted meats Boucher = butcher Apoticaire = apothecary

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 04:53:49 -0800

Well, some of the names are quite old-fashioned, of course, and so is the spelling. A "quincailler" is a hardware merchant. "Maréchal" (usually called "maréchal-ferrant") is indeed a farrier. "Frippier" should be a rag merchant (rags are called "fripes" even today). "Procureur" is more accurately translated as "attorney" rather than lawyer. In modern French, however, it usually designates a prosecutor. And cooper is "tonnelier", not "tonettier".