Historic Costume in Pictures

by Schneider, Bertel Braun, F. Schneider

Book Overview

From 1861 to 1890 the Munich publishing firm of Braun & Schneider published plates of historic and contemporary costume in their magazine M nchener Bilderbogen. These plates were eventually collected in book form and published at the turn of the century in Germany and England. This volume presents all 125 double-spread plates from the third English edition. For the first time, the plates appear in chronological order and with English captions. Over...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048623150X
• ISBN13: 9780486231501
• Release Date: June 1975
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Considered a classic reference by historic re-creationists

Comprhensive text on clothing, the influences and evolution of style. Covers the impacts of cultural changes and how the dictates of fashion are influenced by changes in daily life. Covers historical fads and fancies. A 'must have' basic reference for the amatuer historic costumer. This review based on the Hardcover version.