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Title: 20000 Years of Fashion by Francois Boucher ISBN: 0-8109-1693-2 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 September, 1987 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great place to start
Comment: This thick reference book will look great on your coffee table... I've referenced it more times than I can count- if you are interested in historical costuming, this is a must have for a jumping point to do more research. It shows an overview of history through fashion, though I must admit the reading didn't draw me in, despite several attempts to drudge through it. More than anything, this book is full of copies of primary and secondary sources- both photographs of museum artifacts and details of paintings and sculptures. It has some nice information on Egyptian and Roman fashion in the beginning, but other than that its primary focus is on Anglo-Saxon oriented fashion. It must be stressed that this book is not an end all and be all when it comes to the word on fashion- though it provides a useful and generalized overview, and it may happen to have what you are looking for, it does completely ignore some very important years/fashions (example: Tudor, late 1400-mid 1500s! ). Caveat emptor, more for art fans and theatre costumers than die hard history buffs, but overall a good buy.
Rating: 5
Summary: Ideal book for costume designers...
Comment: This book is full of excellent 1st degree research. I have used it on multiple occassions to set me on the right track for doing intensive research on a variety of periods. It does lack a bit in non-Western costume, but the periods it does cover are done very well. Its a great reference book to have around.
Rating: 3
Summary: Excellent overview, beatiful illustrations
Comment: I recommend this book primarily for those wanting a good overview of a very long period of time and for the beautiful pictures, many of which are in colour. However, especially for the periods before 1500, there often are simply not enough illustrations to accurately portray the changes in fashion during these years, and the text tends to focus on French fashion almost exclusively. I've also discovered errors in descriptions of styles by as much as a century and a half--best to ignore the text and make your own analysis based on the illustrations themselves, which are all contemporary sources, not modern interpretations or redrawing. A very good resource book for any costume library.
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Title: The Complete History of Costume & Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day by Bronwyn Cosgrave ISBN: 0816045747 Publisher: Facts on File Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $37.95 |
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Title: A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern : With over 950 Illustrations by Mary Brooks Picken ISBN: 0486402940 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes by A. Racinet, Auguste Racinet ISBN: 0816019762 Publisher: Facts on File Pub. Date: 01 October, 1988 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries by Avril Hart, Susan North, Richard Davis ISBN: 0810966085 Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: What People Wore: 1,800 Illustrations from Ancient Times to the Early Twentieth Century by Douglas Gorsline ISBN: 0486281620 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 August, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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