The Dress of the Venetians, 1495-1525 (Pasold Studies in Textile History) [Hardcover]

Stella Mary Newton (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Scolar Pr (January 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0859677354
• ISBN-13: 978-0859677356
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,709,828 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent social history, November 26, 1999

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This review is from: The Dress of the Venetians, 1495-1525 (Pasold Studies in Textile History) (Hardcover)

This book investigates the social history and mores of Venice in a 30 year period through analysis of the clothing, clothing industry and sumptuary laws of the time. It is NOT a costume book, and although useful for that end, if you buy it for that sole purpose you will be frustrated. If you want to know more than just how to put a Venetian outfit together, you will be delighted. Due to the dearth of female Venetian portraits, most of the book is on male clothing, with only 1 chapter on women. I found this to be an excellent, well researched and illuminating read, and highly recommend it. If you specialise in this period Venice in the SCA/historical renactment, it is an essential buy.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lots of potential, but isn't what I hoped for., October 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dress of the Venetians, 1495-1525 (Pasold Studies in Textile History) (Hardcover)

When I saw this book at this price I thought that it would be perfect for what I was looking for as a costumer and medieval recreationist. When I got the book I was very disapointed. It has many pictures, but they are poor quality and most are in black and white. The book isn't even worth half the price just based on the pictures. It has a huge bibliography, and I expected it to have a lot of information, but it just seems to skim over everything. It would be much better if it were bigger to allow room for bigger pictures and details, along with information worthy of the bib.