Costume: An Illustrated Survey from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century [Hardcover]

Margot Lister (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1 pages
• Publisher: Plays (April 1968)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823800962
• ISBN-13: 978-0823800964
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,387,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Costume: An Illustrated Survey from Ancient Times to the Twe, July 22, 2001

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Teresa J. Reasor (Corbin, Ky. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Costume: An Illustrated Survey from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

This book is a wonderful resource for the budding writer as well as any history buff. It offers short history lessons into the different time periods and covers, not only the clothing of the different eras, but hair styles, shoes, accessories, and even some of the things used by the working class and servants of each century. I gave it a 4 star rating only because it did not continue through the twentieth century, but stopped at the beginning of the century.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelicious!, May 31, 2000

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This review is from: Costume: An Illustrated Survey from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

This book is great, especially if you're interested in what people wore not only for everyday life, but for state occaisions too. I enjoyed it immensely! My only complaint was that it didn't have twentieth century garb, but I suppose you can only do so much. I can't imagine how much time it must have taken for all those yummy illustrations, but I certainly appreciate the effort! Now all my characters will be garbed in accordance with the times, and no one can accuse me of anachronisms. **dances** You can bet I'm going to buy them ASAP(well, the school library needs 'em back, don't they?), or maybe only after I'm done memorizing every last scrumptious costume from the hat to the tips of the pointy shoes (my favorite time period is medieval/renaissance, as if you hadn't guessed).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The illustrations are the best!!!!, June 11, 2001

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"a_grey_elf" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Costume: An Illustrated Survey from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

This book is one of the best costume books I've ever seen, and almost essential for RPGers who want their character pics to rock, or for artists who want their sketches accurate. Its got tons of great pictures, definitions, and descriptions of the clothing from as early as Ancient Egypt up to the 19th century! I checked it out from the local library, and its so good that I'm hoping to purchase it myself. Lol, it looks like almost everyone else got it from a library too. Anyways, great reference book.