Name/Title
Mourning dress : a costume and social historyEntry/Object ID
GT720.T38 2009Description
First published in 1983, Mourning Dress chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette from the middle ages to the present day, highlighting similarities and differences in practices between the different social strata. The result is a book which is not only of major importance to students of the history of dress but also to anyone who enjoys social history.Context
Originally published: London : Allen & Unwin, 1983.Lexicon
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clothing and dress--europe--history, clothing and dress--united states--history, mourning customs--europe, mourning customs--united states, mourning etiquette--europe, mourning etiquette--united statesBook Details
Author
Lou TaylorPublisher
RoutledgeDate Published
2009ISBN
9780415552868Notes
Length: 327General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Afterthoughts: 1983-2010 -- The function and ritual of European funerals -- The social status of widows -- The origins of fashionable mourning dress up to 1600 -- Mourning dress, 1600-1700 -- Mourning dress, 1700-1800 -- Mourning dress, 1800-1910 -- Children and mourning -- The mourning dress and textile industries -- Mourning jewellery -- The colours of mourning -- The breakdown of mourning traditions: mourning dress from 1910 -- Appendix 1. A selection of popular mourning fabrics -- Appendix 2. Periods of mourning.