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Author : Valerie Cumming
Publisher : London : Batsford Academic and Educational
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Exploring Costume History, 1500-1900 written by Valerie Cumming and published by London : Batsford Academic and Educational. This book was released on 1981 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lena Cowen Orlin
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812208390
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Material London, ca. 1600 written by Lena Cowen Orlin and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1500 and 1700, London grew from a minor national capital to the largest city in Europe. The defining period of growth was the period from 1550 to 1650, the midpoint of which coincided with the end of Elizabeth I's reign and the height of Shakespeare's theatrical career. In Material London, ca. 1600, Lena Cowen Orlin and a distinguished group of social, intellectual, urban, architectural, and agrarian historians, archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, and literary critics explore the ideas, structures, and practices that distinguished London before the Great Fire, basing their investigations on the material traces in artifacts, playtexts, documents, graphic arts, and archaeological remains. In order to evoke "material London, ca. 1600," each scholar examines a different aspect of one of the great world cities at a critical moment in Western history. Several chapters give broad panoramic and authoritative views: what architectural forms characterized the built city around 1600; how the public theatre established its claim on the city; how London's citizens incorporated the new commercialism of their culture into their moral views. Other essays offer sharply focused studies: how Irish mantles were adopted as elite fashions in the hybrid culture of the court; how the city authorities clashed with the church hierarchy over the building of a small bookshop; how London figured in Ben Jonson's exploration of the role of the poet. Although all the authors situate the material world of early modern London—its objects, products, literatures, built environment, and economic practices—in its broader political and cultural contexts, provocative debates and exchanges remain both within and between the essays as to what constitutes "material London, ca. 1600."
Author : Jasper Ridley
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1472107950
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)
Download or read book A Brief History of the Tudor Age written by Jasper Ridley and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the arrival of Henry Tudor and his army, at Milford in 1485, to the death of the great Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, this was an astonishingly eventful and contradictory age. All the strands of Tudor life are gathered in a rich tapestry - London and the country, costumes, furniture and food, travel, medicine, sports and pastimes, grand tournaments and the great flowering of English drama, juxtaposed with the stultifying narrowness of peasant life, terrible roads, a vast underclass, the harsh treatment of heretics and traitors, and the misery of the Plague.
Author : John Keane
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802199534
Total Pages : 855 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Tom Paine written by John Keane and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 855 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It is hard to imagine this magnificent biography ever being superseded . . . It is a stylish, splendidly erudite work.” —Terry Eagleton, The Guardian “More than any other public figure of the eighteenth century, Tom Paine strikes our times like a trumpet blast from a distant world.” So begins John Keane’s magnificent and award-winning (the Fraunces Tavern Book Award) biography of one of democracy’s greatest champions. Among friends and enemies alike, Paine earned a reputation as a notorious pamphleteer, one of the greatest political figures of his day, and the author of three bestselling books, Common Sense, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason. Setting his compelling narrative against a vivid social backdrop of prerevolutionary America and the French Revolution, John Keane melds together the public and the shadowy private sides of Paine’s life in a remarkable piece of scholarship. This is the definitive biography of a man whose life and work profoundly shaped the modern age. “[A] richly detailed . . . disciplined labor of scholarship and love, an exemplar of the rewards of a gargantuan effort at historical research. . . . In short, buy it; it’s definitive.” —Library Journal
Author : Carl Köhler
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486136051
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book A History of Costume written by Carl Köhler and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Lydia Edwards
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350172235
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Download or read book How to Read a Dress written by Lydia Edwards and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read a Dress is an appealing and accessible guide to women's fashion across five centuries. Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features and highlighting how styles have developed over time, whether in shape, fabric choice, trimming, or undergarments. Readers learn how garments were constructed and where their inspiration stemmed from at key points in history – as well as how dresses have varied in type, cut, detailing and popularity according to the occasion and the class, age and social status of the wearer. This new edition includes additional styles to illustrate and explain the journey between one style and another; larger images to allow closer investigation of details of dress; examples of lower and working-class, as well as middle-class, clothing; and a completely new chapter covering the 1980s to 2020. The latter demonstrates how the late 20th century and early 21st century firmly left the dress behind as a requirement, but retained it as a perennially popular choice and illustrates how far the traditional boundaries of 'the dress' have been pushed (even including reference to a newly non-binary appreciation of the garment), and the intellectual shifts in the way women's fashion is both inspired and inspires. With these new additions, How to Read a Dress, revised edition, presents a complete and up-to-date picture of 'the dress' in all its forms, across the centuries, and taking into account different sartorial and social experiences. It is the ideal tool for anyone who has ever wanted to know their cartridge pleats from their Récamier ruffles. Equipping the reader with all the information they need to 'read' a dress, this is the ultimate guide for students, researchers, and anyone interested in historical fashion.
Author : Frances Hodgson Burnett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393060294
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Annotated Secret Garden written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007-10-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The much-loved tale that has been read by generations of children is now annotated and includes more than 100 stunning illustrations.
Author : Mrs. Aria
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Costume: Fanciful, Historical and Theatrical written by Mrs. Aria and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Costume: Fanciful, Historical and Theatrical" by Mrs. Aria. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Phyllis G. Tortora
Publisher : Fairchild Books & Visuals
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 874 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Survey of Historic Costume written by Phyllis G. Tortora and published by Fairchild Books & Visuals. This book was released on 1998 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best-selling 'Survey of Historic Costume' covers the history of Western dress from the ancient world to the mid-1990s. The costume of each period is viewed within its historical, cultural, and economic context. Perfect for anyone interested in historic costume, fashion, textiles, drama, and design, this beautifully illustrated book is full of interesting facts and commentary. Features include: detailed descriptions of garments, footwear, accessories, hairstyles, hats, and cosmetics; recurring themes through the ages related to the study of dress; highlights of revivals of popular styles from each period; illustrations of objects from the fine and applied arts for each time period; colorful commentary by writers from each period; extensive bibliographies, pronunciation guides, and an index which includes glossary terms; and 20 pages of full-color photographs, plus more than 550 black-and-white photographs, pictorial tables, and illustrations.". Part One: The Ancient World: 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; Part Two: The Early Middle Ages c. 300-1300, The Late Middle Ages c. 1300-1500; Part Three: The Italian Renaissance c. 1400-1600, The Northern Renaissance c. 1500-1600; Part Four: Baroque and Rococo c. 1600-1800: The Seventeenth Century 1600-1700, The Eighteenth Century; Part Five: The Nineteenth Century 1800-1900; Part Six: The Twentieth Century 1900-1996; The Edwardian Period and World War I 1900-1920 (1910), The Twenties, Thirties, and World War II 1920-1947 (1930s, 1940s); The New Look and Beyond 1947-1964 (1940s, 1950s, 1960s); The Vietnam Era 1964-1974 (1960s, 1970s); The Decades between 1975 and 1996 (1970s, 1980s, 1990s).
Author : Margaret Knight
Publisher : Viking Juvenile
ISBN 13 : 9780670865215
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (652 download)
Download or read book Fashion Through the Ages written by Margaret Knight and published by Viking Juvenile. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'll find answers to these questions in Fashion Through the Ages. This stylish oversized gift book includes twelve lavish full-color interactive spreads that present fashion's highlights. From the Roman Empire to the 1960s, each of the twelve spreads feature: -- A man, a woman, a boy, and a girl dressed in outfits of the era.-- Lift-up flaps revealing all the layers of clothing beneath (each with a tiny caption).-- A gatefold page with a historical overview and a fashion overview of the era.-- NMargin illustrations showing accessories, such as shoes, hats, hairstyles, and jewelry.Chock-full of fashion history and stunning costumes by an award winning illustrator, Fashion Through the Ages is a "must-have" for every budding trend setter.
Author : Aileen Ribeiro
Publisher : Quite Specific Media Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Visual History of Costume written by Aileen Ribeiro and published by Quite Specific Media Group. This book was released on 1997 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the history of costume from the fourteenth century to the twentieth century.
Author : Auguste Racinet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (134 download)
Download or read book The Costume History written by Auguste Racinet and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 034543708X
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)
Download or read book Henry VIII written by Alison Weir and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2002-10-29 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Wolf Hall, Alison Weir’s New York Times bestselling biography of Henry VIII brilliantly brings to life the king, the court, and the fascinating men and women who vied for its pleasures and rewards. “WEIR’S BOOK OUTSHINES ALL PREVIOUS STUDIES OF HENRY. Beautifully written, exhaustive in its research, it is a gem. . . . She succeeds masterfully in making Henry and his six wives . . . come alive for the reader.”—Philadelphia Inquirer Henry VIII, renowned for his command of power and celebrated for his intellect, presided over one of the most magnificent–and dangerous–courts in Renaissance Europe. Never before has a detailed, personal biography of this charismatic monarch been set against the cultural, social, and political background of his glittering court. Now Alison Weir, author of the finest royal chronicles of our time, brings to vibrant life the turbulent, complex figure of the King. Packed with colorful description, meticulous in historical detail, rich in pageantry, intrigue, passion, and luxury, Weir brilliantly renders King Henry VIII, his court, and the fascinating men and women who vied for its pleasures and rewards. The result is an absolutely spellbinding read.
Author : Wolfgang Bruhn
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486137139
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book A Pictorial History of Costume From Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century written by Wolfgang Bruhn and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-27 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic pictorial history of fashion from around the world depicts costumes over the centuries, from ancient Egyptians wearing pleated loincloths to well-dressed Parisian ladies of the late 1800s. 57 color plates. 69 black-and-white plates.
Author : Valerie Cumming
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849940827
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)
Download or read book Understanding Fashion History written by Valerie Cumming and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The generous reception given to Understanding Fashion History when it was first published in 2004 recognised it as a timely reappraisal of the role of fashion and its place in society. The book introduces the reader to the ways fashionable dress has been defined and studied since the late 17th century, considering the theories that surround the subject, the assembling and use of collections of fashion and textiles, the significance of dress and art, the tension between uniformity of appearance and disguise, and the purpose of theatrical costume. This book has been read and recommended by academics, collectors, curators, students and general readers who want context for the contemporary obsession with fashion. Constantly in demand, it has become a classic text in its field.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465407804
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)
Download or read book Fashion written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the evolution of fashion-from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today, Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style is a stunningly illustrated guide to more than three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of clothing. With a wealth of breathtaking spreads-from ancient Egyptian dress to Space Age Fashion and Grunge-and information on icons like Marie Antoinette, Clara Bow, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Alexander McQueen, Fashion will captivate anyone interested in style-whether it's the fashion-mad teen in Tokyo, the wannabe designer in college, or the fashionista intrigued by the violent origins of the stiletto and the birth of bling.
Author : Pamela Smith
Publisher : Alliance Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Collecting Vintage Fashion & Fabrics written by Pamela Smith and published by Alliance Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for those on the prowl for second-hand fashions and fabrics.
