Eighteenth-Century French Fashion Plates in Full Color: 64 Engravings from the "Galerie des Modes," 1778-1787
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486243311 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Stella Blum (1916–85) was Curator of Costumes at the Costume Institute of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A helpful visual overview of late 18th century fashion Stella Blum has selected plates of 18th century fashion from the Metropolitan Museum's collection and reproduced them here in full colour.You certinally don't get all the plates produced in the 18th century but what you get is a helpful and representitive selection. This is one of the few books where you can see actual colour plates all reproduced in a sequence like this.If you have any interest in . Unfortunate experience Rhonda I tried to buy this book twice from this vendor within a two week period, but was refunded my money instead--both times. The first time I tried my credit card number i forgot that it had been changed due to a fraud concern I got from my bank, so the transaction didn't happen. The vendor never sent me anything to explain the reason for refund. I had to call amazon customer service to find out what ha. V.C. Knight said Never received. About a month after I had ordered the book, I still had not received it. I contacted the company who offered it, but never receive a reply. I looked to see who else may have the book, and I saw that the company from whom I ordered it originally, still had the one book I had ordered in their stock,indicating that they never even attempted to send it to me. I emailed them to ask if they would send it
Selected by costume historian Stella Blum, former Curator of Costumes at the Costume Institute of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, they offer a splendid representation of French fashion in the late eighteenth century.The great social, economic, and political changes of the turbulent period that led to the Revolution in 1789 were reflected in its fashions: the influence on traditional women's costume of the dress of servants and country women; the exotic costumes of actresses; and the simpler, more practical English styles. This monument to costume illustration was reproduced by Emile Lévy in Paris between 1911 and 1914. Men's fashions were also affected by the English as well as by the exaggerated Italianate fashions sported by foppish "macaronis." Children's fashions include the one-piece mantelot, interesting as a forerunner of the attire of the sans-culottes. Special fashion terms, many of which have been obscured by time, are defined in a Glossary.. The Galerie des Modes has been called the "most beautiful collection in existence on the fashions of the eighteenth century." Published over a 10-year period, from 1778 to 1787, its plates were elegantly drawn, accurately engraved, and exq
About the AuthorStella Blum (1916–85) was Curator of Costumes at the Costume Institute of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.