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A collection of the various styles of clothing which are presently worn in countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and the savage islands : all realistically depicted : 1562

Title
A collection of the various styles of clothing which are presently worn in countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and the savage islands : all realistically depicted : 1562 / Frannçois Deserps ; Sara Shannon, editor and translator ; introduction by Carol Urness.
Author
Deserps, François.
Publication
Minneapolis : James Ford Bell Library : Distributed by the University of Minnesota Press, 2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Shannon, Sara, 1967-
  • Urness, Carol Louise.
  • James Ford Bell Library.
Description
xv, 185 p. : col. ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"In 1562, Francois Deserps published a book entitled, in English translation, "A Collection of the various styles of clothing which are presently worn in countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the savage islands, all realistically depicted." Based on the information that Deserps claimed to have received from travelers about the garments worn by people from distant lands, this collection has been called the earliest book published in France on ethnography and costume. It was originally intended to be read by children, specifically the eight-year-old Henry of Navarre, the future King Henry IV. In it, clerics, aristocrats, soldiers, peasants, men, women, and even a few monsters are pictured in 121 woodcut illustrations, each accompanied by four lines of verse describing some aspect of the person or clothing portrayed." "This beautifully produced facsimile edition includes full-color illustrations, translations of the verses and the original introductory material by Sara Shannon, and an introduction by Carol Urness, curator of the James Ford Bell Library, providing context on clothing and fashion of the sixteenth century."--Jacket.
Uniform Title
Recueil de la diversité des habits qui sont de present en usaige tant es pays d'Europe, Asie, Affrique et Illes sauvages. English & French
Alternative Title
  • Recueil de la diversité des habits qui sont de present en usaige tant es pays d'Europe, Asie, Affrique et Illes sauvages.
  • Various styles of clothing
Subject
  • Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610 > Knowledge and learning
  • Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610
  • 1500 - 1599
  • Costume > History > 16th century
  • Costume > History > Early works to 1800
  • Costume
  • Learning and scholarship
  • Clothing and dress > Early works to 1800
  • Clothing and dress > History
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts.
  • Manuscripts
  • Early works
  • History
Note
  • Intended for the instruction of the young Henry of Navarre; cf. p. 14.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • English and French.
ISBN
  • 0816640130
  • 9780816640133
OCLC
  • ocm48410749
  • 48410749
  • SCSB-14204292
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library