Renaissance and Medieval Costume (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486465144 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Beautifully rendered, this volume is a glorious resource for historians, illustrators, theatrical designers, and anyone with an interest in the history of fashion. Jousting knights in armor with swords and breastplates. Maidens in tasseled gowns and elaborate headpieces. This superb collection displays a detailed gallery of costumes worn in the eleventh through fifteenth century, with captions translated from the original French of scholar Camille Bonnard and magnificent illustrations by Roman artist and engraver Paul Mercuri. Historically authentic, the images are based on figures from period paintings, frescoes, sculptures, and illuminated manuscripts in museums and churches of Italy's culturally rich cities, including Milan, Florence, and Rome.Reproduced directly from a nineteenth-century edition, this illustrated study includes 120 splendid full-color plates showcasing head-to-toe apparel worn by citizens of all classes: nobility, the bourgeois, soldiers, ecclesiastics, and others. Young men in flowing robes and wide-brimmed hats, others on horseback with decorative trappings. Includes captions and a new introduction.. More than a history of fashion, the clothing in this treasury reveals the background of the wearer—from his finances to his social standing
"Nice reinaissance fashion compilation" according to Roque. This is a nice set of fashion illustrations mainly regarding the renaissance and late medieval periods, based on Camille Bonnard's compilation. All the ilustrations are historically correct and they are mostly (but not all) Italians. It contains 120 plates with no text or information appart from a descriptive caption. Don't expect to find a. Rochelle said Gorgeous illustrations!. I love this book! Nice, large illustrations of the clothing. The colors are terrific. What I love the most are the illustrations of hats and hairstyles. Very inspiring! The book is smaller than some of the others in my collection on the topic, but it really packs in a lot of great images.. "Great fashion creation book!" according to hummer. Excellent book, our Granddaughter loved it!