- Additional Authors
- Vincent, Susan J.
- Harlow, Mary, 1956-
- Heller, Sarah-Grace.
- Currie, Elizabeth (Fashion designer)
- McNeil, Peter, 1966-
- Baxter, Denise Amy.
- Palmer, Alexandra, 1957-
- Description
- 1 online resource (6 volumes) : illustrations.
- Summary
- A cultural history of dress and fashion' presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. This set of six volumes covers over 2,500 years of dress and fashion. Volume 1: Antiquity (500BCE-800AD), edited by Mary Harlow; Volume 2: The Medieval Age (800-1450), edited by Sarah-Grace Heller; Volume 3: The Renaissance (1450-1650), edited by Elizabeth Currie; Volume 4: The Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800), edited by Peter McNeil; Volume 5: The Age of Empire (1800-1920), edited by Denise Amy Baxter; Volume 6: The Modern Age (1920-2000+), edited by Alexandra Palmer. Each volume discusses the same key themes in its chapters: 1. Textiles 2. Production and Distribution 3. The Body 4. Belief 5. Gender and Sexuality 6. Status 7. Ethnicity 8. Visual Representations 9. Literary Representations. This structure means readers can either have a broad overview of a period by reading a volume or follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume. Superbly illustrated, the full six volume set combines to present the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on dress and fashion through history.
- Uniform Title
- Cultural history of dress and fashion (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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.
- LCCN
- 2020447267
- OCLC
- ssj0002432770
- Title
A cultural history of dress and fashion [electronic resource] / general editor, Susan J. Vincent.
- Imprint
London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Vincent, Susan J.
Harlow, Mary, 1956-
Heller, Sarah-Grace.
Currie, Elizabeth (Fashion designer)
McNeil, Peter, 1966-
Baxter, Denise Amy.
Palmer, Alexandra, 1957-