14 used & new from $32.99

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

European Costume and Fashion 1490-1790 (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Tell the Publisher! I�d like to read this book on Kindle Don�t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.

European Costume and Fashion 1490-1790 (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) (Paperback)

~ Francis M. Kelly (Author), Randolph Schwabe (Author)

5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Available from these sellers.

5 new from $63.48 9 used from $32.99

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Full-Color Sourcebook of French Fashion: 15th to 19th Centuries (Dover Pictorial Archives)

by Pauquet Freres

4.0 out of 5 stars (2) $13.57

Gallery of Late-Seventeenth-Century Costume: 100 Engravings (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

by Caspar Luyken

$11.65

Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries

by Mary G. Houston

4.2 out of 5 stars (16) $10.36

Authentic Everyday Dress of the Renaissance: All 154 Plates from the "Trachtenbuch"

by Christoph Weiditz

3.2 out of 5 stars (4) $13.22

Ancient European Costume and Fashion

by Herbert Norris

3.2 out of 5 stars (4) $14.95

› Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

This authoritative and exhaustive guide to three centuries of fashionable dress carefully traces the evolution of wearing apparel in Western Europe from the late Tudor period (1490) through part of the reign of George III (1790). Relying on period paintings and prints to illustrate various elements of clothing, the authors have meticulously dated every costume and detail. Here are accurate representations of sixteenth-century conventional fashions for women; doublets, slashed sleeves and hoods; Spanish trunk hose, ruffs and farthingales of the early seventeenth century; the rise of the periwig in the early eighteenth century, along with the origin of modern suits for men, cravats, parasols, and the bustle; and the reappearance of the hoop in the later 1700s, along with monstrous coiffures, the wide-skirted coat transformed into a tail-coat, and much more. An important section on costume patterns is also included. Graphic artists and designers for the theatre, motion pictures and television will find the permission-free illustrations in this comprehensive guide indispensable. Costume enthusiasts will delight in its pictorial coverage. Unabridged republication of the second edition of Historic Costume: A Chronicle of Fashion in Western Europe 1490-1790, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929. Introduction. Chronological Table of English and French Rulers. Patterns, costumes, and addenda. 211 illustrations.

Product Details

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications; 2 edition (December 3, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486423220
ISBN-13: 978-0486423227
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #697,394 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

› Visit Amazon's Francis Michael Kelly Page

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	35% buy the item featured on this page: European Costume and Fashion 1490-1790 (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
	17% buy Tudor and Elizabethan Fashions (History of Fashion) 4.5 out of 5 stars (4) $3.95
	16% buy Spanish and Moorish Fashions 4.3 out of 5 stars (3) $3.95
	16% buy Renaissance Fashions (Dover Pictorial Archives) 4.0 out of 5 stars (3) $3.95

Explore similar items

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

(What's this?)

Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.

costume(2)

See all 12 tags...

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Reviews

1 Review

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Primary Sources!, May 8, 2009

By	Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews

This is, indeed, an authoritative and exhaustive guide.

It is centered by primary source material and this material is on display in something like over 225 illustrations: reproductions of oil paintings, period prints, and -- most helpful -- contemporary line drawings taken from primary source material that illustrate with clarity silhouettes, textures, and details.

This is a time period of awesomely complex clothing (unless you were poor, of course) and the authors have a lot to show about the ways these garments functioned, their layering, and the sometimes very busy ways in which all these pieces connected to each other.

Accessories and hairstyles get their due, too!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introductions
Chronological Tables

Italianate Tendencies
Puffs and Slashes: The German Element
Spanish Bombast

Long Locks, Lace, and Leather
Effects of the "Grand Regne"
Paniers, Powder, and Queue

Patterns
Costumes
Addenda
Bibliography
Index and Glossary

229 pp; 1 pound, 4 ounces

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }

Customer Discussions

This product's forum

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight

Start a new discussion

Topic:

First post:

Receive e-mail when new posts are made

Prompts for sign-in

Guidelines

Active discussions in related forums

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
history Holocaust Denial Dissected	3006	1 hour ago
history Most important drug user? Why?	9231	2 hours ago
history THE FIRST WORLD WAR - who wants to talk about it?	89	2 hours ago
history The USS Liberty	55	2 hours ago
history The FED at the Heart of Control of Our Country	278	4 hours ago
history Why does Holocaust Fabrication Exist?	192	5 hours ago
history I Don't Believe the Cubs actually exist	1	6 hours ago