...but I don't really even DO 17th century ...

So the only reason I went into Lacis was to get some nice silk-like white cord for couching down some applique. And it was five minutes to closing, so I wasn't going to even do a quick browse of the books section. So it was totally unfair of them to have on display, out in the front part of the store, Kölner Patrizier- und Bürgerkleidung des 17. Jahrhunderts: Die Kostumsammlung Hüpsch im Hessischen Landesmuseum Darmstadt newly put out by the Abegg Foundation (and every bit as luscious and yummy as every other Abegg Foundation book). 23 garments described and presented in loving detail, with lots of diagrams and detail photos. I waved it at the saleswoman who was measuring out my cord and said, "I bet this is one of your $200 books, isn't it?" She grinned. I am so a sucker for surviving-garments publications. But I don't even do 17th century! Well, not really. Not yet anyway.