Doreen Yarwood traces the history of costume and costume accessories in detail from the earliest European civilizations to the present. With nearly 1000 carefully researched and meticulously drawn illustrations and an authoritative text, Yarwood describes how our European ancestors dressed and decorated themselves.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Suzanne Stassevitch
Notes
Gift of Suzanne Stassevitch, August 2022.
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Search Terms
clothing and dress--europe--history, costume--europe--history
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Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Doreen Yarwood
Publisher
Bonanza Books
Place Published
City
New York
Date Published
1982
ISBN
051737739X
LCCN
82001215
Notes
Length: 305
General Notes
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Contents
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Chapter one. The Classical world: Greece and Rome 1700 BC to AD 1300. Introduction ; Minoan and Mycenaean dress ; textiles and jewellery ; Greek classical dress ; the Etruscans ; Roman dress ; Byzantine dress ; the manufacture of silk ; notes to the illustrations -- Chapter two. The dress of non-Classical Europe 10,000 BC to AD 1340. Prehistoric and Primitive peoples ; European dress 0-500 AD ; 500-800 AD ; 800-1100 AD ; 1100-1340 AD ; notes to the illustrations -- Chapter three. The later Middle Ages and the debut of the Renaissance 1340-1465. The Italian Renaissance ; Flanders and Burgundy ; textiles ; ornamentation; men's costume ; women's costume ; Italy ; Burgundy ; France ; Spain ; Germany and England ; Switzerland ; northern Europe ; central and eastern Europe ; notes to the illustrations -- Chapter four. Spread of the Renaissance 1465-1540. Introduction ; ornamentation ; fabrics ; the farthingale skirt ; Italy ; Burgundy ; France and Flanders ; Germany and England ; Spain and Portugal ; central and northern Europe ; notes to the illustrations -- Chapter five. The dominance of Spain 1540-1620. Introduction ; Spain; men's dress ; ruffs and collars ; women's dress ; the corset and farthingale ; France ; Italy ; England ; northern and eastern Europe ; Flanders and Holland ; northern Germany ; Scandinavia ; central Europe ; notes to the illustrations -- Chapter six. Baroque elegance 1620-1700. Introduction ; children's clothes ; textiles ; costume plates ; the Low Countries ; France ; cavalier dress ; the Grand Règne ; petticoat breeches and periwigs ; the justaucorps ; women's dress ; hair and headdress ; footwear ; linen and neckwear ; accessories ; England ; Spain and Portugal ; Italy ; Germany ; Austria and Switzerland ; Czechoslovakia ; Poland and Hungary ; northern Europe ; notes to the illustrations -- Chapter seven. The eighteenth century: Rococo Grace. Introduction ; textiles and the industrial revolution ; fashion journals ; France ; men's dress ; the habit à la française ; women's dress ; the sack gown ; robe à la française ; polonaise gowns ; robe à l'anglaise ; underwear, hoops and corsetry ; men's linen coiffure and hats ; women's hair and hats ; footwear ; accessories ; French costume 1789-1800 ; children's costume ; England ; western and central Europe ; central and eastern Europe ; southern Europe ; northern Europe ; notes to the illustrations -- Chapter eight. The nineteenth century: Internationalism. Introduction ; French dominance in dress ; textiles ; haute couture ; ready-made clothes ; department stores ; fashion plates and journals ; men's costume 1800-1850 ; men's dress 1850-1900 ; outdoor wear ; hair and hats ; footwear ; neckwear and linen ; women's dress 1800-1820 ; women's dress 1820-1850 ; women's dress 1850-1870 ; women's dress 1870-1890 ; women's dress 1890-1900 ; children's costume ; notes to the illustrations -- Chapter nine. The modern world: 1900-1975. Introduction ; 1900-1920 ; 1920-1945 ; 1945-1975 ; man-made fibres ; clothes for the young ; notes to the illustrations -- Glossary.
