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Few books of costume design are more useful,
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This review is from: Costume through the Ages: Over 1400 Illustrations (Dover Fashion and Costumes) (Paperback)
Few books of costume design are more useful than this volume. Detailed drawings in a continuous chronological format provide a history of costume design from the first century A.D. to 1930. More than 1400 illustrations chronicle the full sweep of two millennia of Western garb, from Roman noble to Victorian dandy, from Elizabethan lady to Jazz Age schoolboy.
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Good Book,
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This book is fantastic in that it is just page upon page of black and white images, but its a shame that none come in colour, but for the price its amazing. Perfect for costume designers.
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Quirky but entertaining - and useful to artists and fashion historians,
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This is by no means an exhaustive study of the history of costume. However it is a useful addition to the library of anyone studying the subject, mostly because it draws its subject matter from contemporary works of art. Hence we view Roman and Romanesque drapery from statuary, Renaissance and Rococo outfits from paintings, 19th and early 20th century styles from fashion prints and magazine illustrations. This gives us an idea of how people at the time intended their dress to be perceived. The book is also a quiet work of beauty in its own right, which will be of interest to artists studying style.It would also make a good gift for an artistic youngster. I first found it in the school library and spent many happy hours tracing and colouring the clearly presented line drawings.
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