Historic Costume in Pictures

by Schneider, Bertel Braun, F. Schneider

Book Overview

Over 1,450 costumed figures in clearly detailed engravings-from dawn of civilization to end of 19th century. Many folk costumes. Captions. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• 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

Great book of Pictures

As a costumer for the high school i find it difficult to find books that are comprehensive with pictures of enough time periods to find what i am looking for. This book shows enough examples to get the styles across, unfortunately it is in black and white but it is still detailed and wonderful.

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.