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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Melissa LeventonPublisher: St Martin's Press Imprint: St Martin's Press Dimensions: Width: 20.20cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 1.352kg ISBN: 9780312383213ISBN 10: 0312383215 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 08 July 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsFrom Booklist What People Wore When combines the studies of two classic nineteenth-century illustrators, Auguste Racinet and Friedrich Hottenroth. According to the book's introduction, their work is presented first by era and then by subject, so that illustrators, historians, and students can choose to follow the path of fashion through the centuries or study in detail the contrasting styles of individual clothing and accessories....In the first section of the book, 'The Grammar of Costume, ' drawings portray the changing trends of fashion worldwide from ancient times to the mid-nineteenth century. The second part, 'The Elements of Costume, ' surveys types of clothing and accessories, for example, 'Women's Dress, 1300-1600' and 'Regional Headwear.' In both sections, cross-references and navigation bars draw attention to recurring motifs. A glossary defines most, but not all, of the terms that are italicized in the text, which was written by leading experts in the field of costume history. Detailed annotations of the drawings and illustrations, along with the glossary and index, provide an interesting study of the vocabulary of style through the ages. From Booklist What People Wore When combines the studies of two classic nineteenth-century illustrators, Auguste Racinet and Friedrich Hottenroth. According to the book's introduction, their work is presented first by era and then by subject, so that illustrators, historians, and students can choose to follow the path of fashion through the centuries or study in detail the contrasting styles of individual clothing and accessories....In the first section of the book, 'The Grammar of Costume, ' drawings portray the changing trends of fashion worldwide from ancient times to the mid-nineteenth century. The second part, 'The Elements of Costume, ' surveys types of clothing and accessories, for example, 'Women's Dress, 1300-1600' and 'Regional Headwear.' In both sections, cross-references and navigation bars draw attention to recurring motifs. A glossary defines most, but not all, of the terms that are italicized in the text, which was written by leading experts in the field of costume his Author InformationMELISSA LEVENTON is a freelance consultant curator, and was Chief Curator of Textiles at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco until 2002. She teaches Fashion History at the California College of Art. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |