Androrc the Orc
Emperor
I started this thread to share with Civ4Col modders a number of graphical references which I imagine could be useful for developing graphics for new units and buildings.
The Vinkhuijzen collection of military uniforms is an invaluable reference for knowing how soldiers of various nations looked like; the collection is available in digital form online here. In general the pictures refer to the period from the late 15th to the late 19th centuries, but there are also ones of ancient and medieval soldiers. The collection features pictures mostly from European and post-colonial New World nations.
The book Costumes of all nations: 123 plates, containing over 1500 coloured costume pictures by the first Munich artists features a number of pictures of traditional garbs and military uniforms from various nations (although with a focus on European ones), which can be found here.
The Historia universal: tomo decimosexto, segunda de la historia del traje contains a plethora of pictures of various peoples in traditional clothing and military attire, from ancient times up to the 19th century. It can be found here.
Another (albeit smaller) source is Blätter für kostümkunde: historische und Volkstrachten, which can be found here.
The Uniformes do Exército Brasileiro contains a wealth of pictures of Brazilian soldiers, from colonial times to the 19th century. It can be found here.
For graphical references regarding to Denmark (or its territory) specifically, the National Museum of Denmark exhibits online a number of pictures of archaeological finds (i.e. swords from the Nordic Bronze Age) from the prehistoric period to modern days, available here.
For references for how Celtic buildings looked like there are pictures of the reconstructed iron age Celtic La Téne settlement of the Archeologické museum v prírode Liptovská Mara-Havránok, which are available in its website here.
The Keltský Skanzen Isarno also contains a reconstructed Celtic settlement, of which a picture can be found here.
For pictures of ancient Germanic buildings one can look at the reconstructed Germanic settlement of the Freilichtmuseum Elsarn, which has photos of the structures available online here.
For medieval German structures, one reference is the reconstructed mountain settlement of Bergstadt-Bleiberg (12th-14th centuries), which has its website here. A gallery with pictures of the reconstruction's buildings can be found here.
The Mittelalterhaus Nienover features a single reconstructed German medieval house (circa 1230 AD), pictures of which can be found here and here. Its website can be found here.
The Bachrittenburg Kanzach contains a reconstruction of a German medieval small stronghold for the lower nobility (14th century). Pictures of it can be found here.
The Vinkhuijzen collection of military uniforms is an invaluable reference for knowing how soldiers of various nations looked like; the collection is available in digital form online here. In general the pictures refer to the period from the late 15th to the late 19th centuries, but there are also ones of ancient and medieval soldiers. The collection features pictures mostly from European and post-colonial New World nations.
The book Costumes of all nations: 123 plates, containing over 1500 coloured costume pictures by the first Munich artists features a number of pictures of traditional garbs and military uniforms from various nations (although with a focus on European ones), which can be found here.
The Historia universal: tomo decimosexto, segunda de la historia del traje contains a plethora of pictures of various peoples in traditional clothing and military attire, from ancient times up to the 19th century. It can be found here.
Another (albeit smaller) source is Blätter für kostümkunde: historische und Volkstrachten, which can be found here.
The Uniformes do Exército Brasileiro contains a wealth of pictures of Brazilian soldiers, from colonial times to the 19th century. It can be found here.
For graphical references regarding to Denmark (or its territory) specifically, the National Museum of Denmark exhibits online a number of pictures of archaeological finds (i.e. swords from the Nordic Bronze Age) from the prehistoric period to modern days, available here.
For references for how Celtic buildings looked like there are pictures of the reconstructed iron age Celtic La Téne settlement of the Archeologické museum v prírode Liptovská Mara-Havránok, which are available in its website here.
The Keltský Skanzen Isarno also contains a reconstructed Celtic settlement, of which a picture can be found here.
For pictures of ancient Germanic buildings one can look at the reconstructed Germanic settlement of the Freilichtmuseum Elsarn, which has photos of the structures available online here.
For medieval German structures, one reference is the reconstructed mountain settlement of Bergstadt-Bleiberg (12th-14th centuries), which has its website here. A gallery with pictures of the reconstruction's buildings can be found here.
The Mittelalterhaus Nienover features a single reconstructed German medieval house (circa 1230 AD), pictures of which can be found here and here. Its website can be found here.
The Bachrittenburg Kanzach contains a reconstruction of a German medieval small stronghold for the lower nobility (14th century). Pictures of it can be found here.
) might have a bit of a language barrier, but the images are great regardless of text. Now we need people with the skill to actually put the images into the game (don't look at me).
