Best Books on the Visual Arts

Questions, Call (310) 458-9074 10am-8pm PST
    Skip Navigation Links
    History of Costume

    History of Costume


    List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $12.95 You Save: $3.00 (19%)

    • Format: Trade Paperback
    • 0 pages
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Published: June 1963
    • ISBN-10: 0486210308
    • ISBN-13: 9780486210308

    Buy this item

    Currently out of Stock
    Condition

    Please select an item/condition from the box above and to the right.

    Description
    The author's intention in compiling this work was to show by practical examples the history of the development of dress. This is the most reliable and authentic account of the subject, for the author took pains to base his study on actual pieces of clothing that have survived, only turning to paintings, statues and other reproductions in cases where originals no longer existed. Egypt, Babylon, Greece up through 19th-century Europe; based on surviving pieces, art work, much more. Includes many clear, measured patterns for reproducing historic costumes. Full text. 595 illustrations.
    Reviews