Racinet's Full-Color Pictorial History of Western Costume: With 92 Plates Showing Over 950 Authentic Costumes from the Middle Ages to 1800
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (661 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 048625464X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 92 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Language Notes Text: English, French (translation)
"A rich visual history" according to Michael J. Mazza. "Racinet's Full-Color Pictorial History of Western Costume," by Auguste Racinet, is a marvelous collection of illustrations that record trends in European clothing. The cover and title page boast that the book contains 92 plates showing over 950 costumes from the Middle Ages to 1800. The copyright page notes that this book is a selection of plates from the 6-colume "Le Costume Historique" published in 1888.Depicted are costumes from France, Spain, Italy, Russia, and other nations. Many different types of people are depicted: soldiers, clergymen, nuns, noblewomen, peasants, etc. The plates of military dress are particularl. "Delightful" according to EnglishMajor. An interesting and entertaining book for anyone interested in what people wore, when. (I'd been reading Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall books and wanted to know more about how people dressed in the late Middle Ages/early Renaissance.) The pages are glossy, with excellent color reproductions of Racinet's artwork. Many of the items are hilarious - my husband especially enjoyed the pictures of weaponry and ornamentations on medieval jousting helmets, and I got a huge kick out of the voluminous skirts and hairdos worn by upper-class women. Beware of cheap knockoffs/copies - this original is much better.. "Awesome historical costumes!" according to Rochelle. I bought this book because I love historical costumes. What I really love about this book are the detailed drawings in full color. While the pictures aren't the biggest, it certainly gives you a very strong impression of how the garments are shaped and what types of fabric were used. Also includes some images of armor. The artist was indeed quite skilled, and although I'm not sure how accurate the history is on these costumes, they certainly fit the accepted tropes. Extremely useful.
Includes military, civil, and religious garb from France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany, Scotland, Russia, and Poland.. Superb royalty-free plates from rare original edition of famed sourcebook depicts suits of armor from the Middle Ages, floor-length capes and striped tights of the Renaissance, the high-waisted Empire look of the Napoleonic era and much more