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OverviewThis bestseller brings the authors' analysis of Western dress up to date and adds a number of new features. Survey of Historic Costume, 4th Edition, is a basic text for readers who want an overview and chronology of costume, discussing the dress of each era within its historical, cultural and economic contexts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Keith Eubank , Phyllis G. TortoraPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Fairchild Books Edition: 4th Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 4.50cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 1.961kg ISBN: 9781563673450ISBN 10: 1563673452 Pages: 600 Publication Date: 02 August 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of Contents* The Ancient Middle East 3500-600 B.C. * Crete and Greece c. 2900-300 B.C. * Etruria and Rome c. 800 B.C. - A.D. 400 * The Early Middle Ages c. 300-1300 * The Late Middle Ages c. 1300-1500 * The Italian Renaissance c. 1400-1600 * The Northern Renaissance c. 1500-1600 * The Seventeenth Century 1600-1700 * The Eighteenth Century 1700-1800 * The Directoire Period and the Empire Period 1790-1820 * The Romantic Period 1820-1850 * The Crinoline Period 1850-1869 * The Bustle Period and Nineties 1870-1900 * The Edwardian Period and World War I 1900-1920 * The Twenties, Thirties, and World War II 1920-1947 * The New Look and Beyond 1947-1960 * The Sixties and Seventies: Style Tribes Emerge 1960-1980 * The Eighties and Nineties: Affluence, Information, and a New Millenium 1980-2003 TEXT FEATURES * Objects from the fine and applied arts in various time periods * Recurring themes and concepts in dress * Relates revivals of styles from each era to their earlier historical sources * Illuminating commentary from journals, letters, and periodicals from each period * Chronological line drawings of major garments from the Ancient Middle East (3500-600 B.C.) through Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1500) in tables * Illustrates, in tables spanning from 1870 through 1995, undergarments for men, women and children * Extensive bibliographies, pronunciation guides, and glossary terms * More than 580 black-and-white and colour photographs, pictorial tables, and illustrations * Instructor's Guide provides information about the sources of supplementary slide and video materials, as well as suggested teaching strategies and evaluative techniquesReviewsAuthor InformationPhyllis G.Tortora is Professor Emerita at Queen's College, where she was department chair for 17 years, teaching historic costume and furnishings, and textiles. Among the textbooks of which she is the author or co-author are Survey of Historic Costume and Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, 7th edition. Her professional memberships include the International Textiles and Apparel Association, the Costume Society of America and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. She serves as a consultant to the Historic Costume Collection of the Huntington Historical Society in Huntington, New York. Keith Eubank is a Professor of History, Emeritus, Queens College, CUNY. He had previously been the Chairman of the History Department and he was also part of the Doctoral Faculty in History, CUNY. Keith maintains scholarly affiliations with the American Historical Association and the Southern Historical Association. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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