A magnificent panorama of fashion details what men and women of wealth were wearing from 1477 to 1868. Ninety-six full-color engravings depict dazzling, full-length portraits of such notables as Peter the Great, Anne Boleyn, Queen Elizabeth I, the Doge of Venice, and a princess of Bavaria, to the less specific Japanese woman, Greek dancer, and North American Indian. Reprint of Illustrations of English and Foreign Costume from the Fifteenth Century to the Present Day: A Series of Ninety-Six Full-Length Portraits, Engraved by the Pauquet Brothers, Henry Sotheran and Co., London, 1875.
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Historic Costume in Pictures by Braun & Schneider Over 1,450 costumed figures in clearly detailed engravings — from the dawn of civilization to the end of the 19th century. Features many folk costumes. Captions.
Full-Color Sourcebook of French Fashion: 15th to 19th Centuries by Pauquet Frères Illustrations depicting 500 years of French fashion, reproduced from a rare 19th-century publication, progress chronologically from flamboyant headgear and voluminous robes of 15th-century royalty to high-waisted Empire styles of the Napoleonic era.
