Costume Through the Ages: Over 1400 Illustrations (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (976 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486407225 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
to 1930.Culled from sculpture, lithographs, paintings, illuminated manuscripts, engravings, caricatures, fashion plates, photographs, and magazines, these illustrations have been carefully redrawn to bring out essential lines as well as all the details. In all, more than 1,400 illustrations chronicle the full sweep of two millennia of Western garb, from Roman noble to Victorian dandy, from Elizabethan lady to Jazz Age schoolboy — all in easily accessible form.Painstakingly researched and meticulously detailed, this book will be a valuable asset and resource for students, illustrators, costume and cultural historians — anyone interested in the history of fashion.. Few books of costume design will prove more useful to artists, students, stage designers, and scholars than this volume. Men, women, and children are shown in authentic dress, in characteristic period postures, and coiffed in contemporary hairstyle
"Terrible illustrations. 2nd rate publ" according to Amazon Customer. Terrible illustrations. 2nd rate publ.ication. Wasn't what I thought it would be.. Great Reference MandeeSparkle While the pictures are 2D sketches of actual paintings, sculptures, fashion plates, etc. and are not the best quality, I love this book for a quick reference. If I'm costume designing from a certain time period, I love using this book to glance through for ideas saying, I like those sleeves, or I'll use that cuff. If you're looking for a in depth look at fashion and details and lots of commentary, it's not the book for you. But if you're looking for a great priced reference of fashion through the ages, then it's perfect. I've had many professors for my costume design classes, historical fashion classes, etc wh. Excellent I am so satisfied Excellent I am so satisfied