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Costume through the Ages: Over 1400 Illustrations (Dover Fashion and Costumes) [Paperback]

Erhard Klepper (Author)
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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Pubns. (1 Feb 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486407225
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486407227
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 0.9 x 28.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 275,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Few books of costume design are more useful 8 Nov 2001
By A Customer
Format: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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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book 18 April 2005
By "calida_h"
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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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4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky but entertaining - and useful to artists and fashion historians 4 April 2009
By S. Davis
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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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3.0 out of 5 stars Detailed, but dry 1 Jan 2011
By lindsay326
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This book contains comprehensive black and white line drawings of costume through the ages. It is useful as a reference book but is not as engaging as some of the other books on costume which include some colour illustrations or have more white space around the drawings. This is a useful and well researched book but if I had to pick my top 10 books on costume this wouldn't be one of them.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A large range of costumes 18 Jun 2013
By Dr JRJ
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I found this book a little disappointing in that many of the illustrations were unclear and it was hard to see the details I was interested in. Many were drawings of statues. I had hoped for a book with clear illustrations which would be easy to translate into the miniature costumes I hope to produce, but that is not what this book had ot offer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars good Ilustrations 3 April 2013
By jillyjamjar
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Bought this book to help with an art project (GCSE), Both my daughter and her teacher were impressed with the quality of the illustrations, which inspired a host of ideas for costume design
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5.0 out of 5 stars b 25 Dec 2012
By raynor phinnemore
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a useful cllection to be used by the director and production team in the local amateur drama group, next year
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