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| Genre/Form: | History |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Susan J Vincent; Mary Harlow; Sarah-Grace Heller; Elizabeth Currie, (Fashion designer); Peter McNeil; Denise Amy Baxter; Alexandra Palmer |
| ISBN: | 9781472557490 1472557492 9780857856968 0857856960 9780857856876 0857856871 9780857857514 0857857517 9780857857613 0857857614 9780857856845 0857856847 9780857856029 0857856022 |
| OCLC Number: | 967107605 |
| Description: | 6 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents: | volume 1. In Antiquity / edited by Mary Harlow -- volume 2. In the Medieval Age / edited by Sarah-Grace Heller -- volume 3. In the Renaissance / edited by Elizabeth Currie -- volume 4. In the Age of Enlightenment / edited by Peter McNeil -- volume 5. In the Age of Empire / edited by Denise Amy Baxter -- volume 6. In the Modern Age / edited by Alexandra Palmer. |
| Responsibility: | general editor, Susan J. Vincent. |
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Covering this amount of ground is ambitious, but the effort is largely successful ... [The] diversity of voices and approaches strengthens the discussion. One finds intriguing, surprising, and thought-provoking essays covering many cultural layers of dress history. * CHOICE * This is a sumptuous series, as rich in ideas as it is in its descriptions of silks and satins, cashmeres and furs. * Times Literary Supplement * This six volume reappraisal of fashion history provides readers with essays by established scholars and newcomers to the discipline from America, Australasia and Europe; their combined expertise demonstrates that studying dress and fashion is essential to the understanding of history and material culture from antiquity to the modern era. -- Valerie Cumming, Editor of Costume: The Journal of the Costume Society A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion is a valuable addition to the expanding literature on the place of clothing in the development of society in Europe and America. In volumes ranging from Antiquity to the present, scholars have addressed connecting themes with skill and care. Their work captures key developments in the evolution and meaning of fashion across time and space and is informed by the latest research. Handsome and authoritative, A Cultural History will enhance any library. -- Christopher Breward, President of the Edinburgh College of Art, UK The history of dress has always demanded interdisciplinarity. Few if any garments can stand apart from their context and retain meaning. To truly understand dress and fashion it is necessary to probe the social and aesthetic forces from which it is derived. This series demonstrates the deep value of considering these forces, and the result is a much deeper appreciation and understanding of how the fashion of any given period came to be. -- Jean Druesedow, Kent State University, USA A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion will provoke rich inquiry into how one thinks about the study of fashion. This is the true strength of the set. It would be a useful addition to academic or special libraries with that focus. * ARLIS/NA Reviews * Read more...
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