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THE VISUAL HISTORY OF COSTUME

Valerie Cumming
Aileen Ribeiro

 
This history of dress from the fourteenth century to the present has over 200 full-page illustrations arranged in chronological order for easy reference. There are full commentaries with explanatory notes on "head," "body," and "accessories" for each illustration. The extended introduction provides an overview of evolutionary changes in women's, men's, and children's clothing and guides the reader to contemporary sources for further investigation. A detailed glossary serves as a concise dictionary of costume in itself.


200 black and white illustrations. 16 page color section. Glossary. Index.
• 240 pages • 8 1/2 x 11, • Quality Paper •
• ISBN: 0-89676-221-1 • Costume & Fashion Press • $35.00 •
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About the Author: Valerie Cumming
Valerie Cumming is a lecturer and writer who has been Costume and Textile curator at the Museum of London and the Court Dress Collection, Kensington Palace. She has been visiting lecturer at the Courtaud Institute of Art. She is also the author of The Visual History of Costume Accessories, The Visual History of Costume (with Aileen Riberio), A Visual History of Costume in the 17th Century, Costume History 1500-1900, and Gloves in the Costume Accessories series.

About the Author: Aileen Ribeiro
Ribeiro is head of the History of Dress Department at the Courtauld Institute, University of London. Cumming is Deputy Director of the Museum of London.
 
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