Illustrated Handbook of Western European Costume Thirteenth to Mid-Nineteenth Century
, by Brooke, IrisNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780486427478 | 0486427471
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/7/2003
This valuable survey uses theatrical costumes as contemporary clues to the wearing apparel that was in vogue in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and Flanders from 1260 to 1840. Enhanced with the author's charming, accurately rendered illustrations, the study meticulously describes more than 200 costumes. Immensely useful to costume and cultural historians. 176 black-and-white illustrations.