All 500 black-and-white, authentically detailed illustrations — each one containing several figures — from Braun and Schneider's monumental pictorial survey of historic costumes that has been a Dover bestseller for decades. The time span is from ancient times to the mid-19th century. Incl... read more
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All 500 black-and-white, authentically detailed illustrations — each one containing several figures — from Braun and Schneider's monumental pictorial survey of historic costumes that has been a Dover bestseller for decades. The time span is from ancient times to the mid-19th century. Includes both folk and formal dress.
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Includes 500 images saved in high-resolution JPEG, 72-dpi Internet-ready JPEG, and 600-dpi TIFF
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