Select Historical Costumes: Compiled From the Most Reliable Sources (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Henry L. Hinton

 
9781331920038: Select Historical Costumes: Compiled From the Most Reliable Sources (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Explore authentic historic costumes drawn from reliable sources, perfect for stage, design, and period study.

This edition collects a wide range of clothing from medieval to early modern times, focusing on costumes that balance quaint charm with artistic grace. The plates and notes emphasize historic fidelity while keeping practical appeal for theater and art alike. The compilation aims to help readers reproduce life from the past with care, whether for performance, display, or study.

- See detailed descriptions of garments, headpieces, fabrics, and accessories across centuries
- Learn how historical outfits were worn, fitted, and adapted for the stage
- Discover notes on the sources and authority behind each costume design
- Find guidance for selecting materials and creating convincing period looks

Ideal for costume designers, theater historians, illustrators, and anyone recreating historical dress with an eye for accuracy and beauty.

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Excerpt from Select Historical Costumes: Compiled From the Most Reliable Sources

With the sugar-loaf head-dress so commonly adopted during all of the fifteenth century. A band of black velvet.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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