Research Catalog

Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion

Title
Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion [electronic resource] / Valerie Steele, editor in chief.
Publication
Detroit, Mich. : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2005.

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  • Available from home with a valid library card
  • Available onsite at NYPL

Details

Additional Authors
  • Steele, Valerie.
  • Gale Group.
Description
1 online resource (3 v.) : ill.
Summary
A three-volume survey of clothing, costume and fashion, presented through 640 essays, arranged alphabetically. Coverage includes the origins of clothing and body adornment, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress, as well as representative costumes from a wide range of historical eras. For students and researchers at the high-school level or higher.
Series Statement
  • Scribner library of daily life
  • Gale virtual reference library
Uniform Title
  • Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion (Online)
  • Scribner library of daily life.
Subject
Clothing and dress > History > Encyclopedias
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
Contents
v. 1. Academic dress to eyeglasses -- v. 2. Fads to nylon -- v. 3. Occult dress to Zoran, index.
OCLC
ssj0000146614
Title
Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion [electronic resource] / Valerie Steele, editor in chief.
Imprint
Detroit, Mich. : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2005.
Series
Scribner library of daily life
Gale virtual reference library
Scribner library of daily life.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Steele, Valerie.
Gale Group.
Other Form:
Print version: Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion. Detroit, Mich. : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2005 0684313944
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