Dressing the elite : clothes in early modern England
Entry/Object ID
GT734.V55 2003
Description
"Clothing occupies a complex and important position in relation to human experience. It gives form to society's ideas about the sacred and secular, about exclusion and inclusion, about age, beauty, sexuality and status. This title explores the meanings that garments held in early modern England."
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Nancy Micklewright
Notes
Gift of Nancy Micklewright, July 2025.
Lexicon
Search Terms
clothing and dress--england--history--16th century, clothing and dress--england--history--17th century, england--court and courtiers--clothing, england--social life and customs, upper class--england--history
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Susan Vincent
Publisher
Berg Publishers
Place Published
City
Oxford
Date Published
2003
ISBN
184788900X, 9781847889003
Notes
Length: 219
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Introduction: 'When I am in Good Habitt' -- 1. Fashioning Appearances -- 2. Addressing the Body -- 3. Clothes Make the Man -- 4. None Shall Wear -- 5. Them and Us, He or She? -- Conclusion: From Riches to Rags -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
