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Product Overview
Autor: RACINET AUGUSTE
Editorial: TASCHEN
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ISBN: 9783836531078
Reseña: Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888 Auguste Racinets Le Costume historique was the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.Covering the world history of costume dress and style from antiquity through the end of the 19th century this great work-published in six volumes containing nearly 500 plates-remains to this day unique in its scope and detail. Racinets organization by culture and subject has been preserved in TASCHENs magnificent and complete reprint as have excerpts from his delightful descriptions and often witty comments. Volume 1 contains all the plates from Racinets work reproduced in brilliant quality and displaying the originals love of detail and color. Volume 2 collects the texts accompanying the images giving descriptions and explanations as well as the introduction by Francoise Tetart-Vittu. Perusing these beautifully detailed and exquisitely colored illustrations youll discover everything from the garb of ancient Etruscans to traditional Eskimo attire to 19th-century French womens couture. Though Racinets study spans the globe from ancient times through his own his focus is on European clothing from the Middle Ages to the 1880s and this subject is treated with exceeding passion and attention to detail.
