Vecellio Costumes Book

The first comprehensive study on the role of Italian fashion and Italian literature, this book analyzes clothing and fashion as described and represented in literary texts and costume books in the Italy of the 16th and 17th centuries. Writing Fashion in Early Modern Italy emphasizes the centrality of Italian literature and culture for understanding modern theories of fashion and gauging its impact in the shaping of codes of civility and taste in Europe and the West. Using literature to uncover w... [Read More]

All 500 woodcut illustrations from the famous 16th-century compendium: nobles, matrons, peasants, more. New English captions. Includes clothing from Italy, France, Spain, England, Northern Europe, Germany, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, European Turkey, Africa, Asia, and America.

A tour de force of scholarship and book production: an essential reference for anyone interested in costume history, Renaissance studies, theater, and ethnography.The Venetian Cesare Vecellio’s two books on the costumes of the known world were hugely popular and influential in their time, and their lively descriptions and vivid illustrations have captivated readers ever since. This is the first time that the entire first edition of 1590, along with the New World section from the 1598 second ed... [Read More]

Costumes anciens et modernes. précédés d'un Essai sur la gravure sur bois par M. Amb. Firmin-Didot. Tome 2 / Cesare VecellioDate de l'édition originale: 1859-1860Titre original: Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondoComprend: Essai typographique et bibliographique sur l'histoire de la gravure sur boisLe présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF.HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi u... [Read More]

Costumes anciens et modernes. precedes d'un Essai sur la gravure sur bois par M. Amb. Firmin-Didot. Tome 1 / Cesare VecellioDate de l'edition originale: 1859-1860Titre original: Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondoComprend: Essai typographique et bibliographique sur l'histoire de la gravure sur boisCe livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat a... [Read More]

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of A... [Read More]

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of A... [Read More]

Excerpt from Habiti Antichi Et Moderni Di Tutto IL Mondo Di Cesare Vecellio: Précédés d'un Essai sur la Gravure sur Bois E gentildonne mogli de' baroni et altri signor1 roman1 pori.ano una veste allacciata da capo a' piedi di seta O altro, et sopra essa veste portano gioie di gran valore. Dal capo poi gli. Scende un drappo di seta negra O di raso, che pende loro fino in terra. Alcune ancora usano la veste aperta davanti di maniera che loro si vedono le faldiglie, di color diverso, di velluto ... [Read More]

Essai Typographique Et Bibliographique Sur L'Histoire de La Gravure Sur Bois

Essai Typrographique Et Bibliographique Sur L'Histoire de La Gravure Sur Bois, Faisant Suite Aux Costumes Anciens Et Modernes de C Sar

Costumes Anciens Et Modernes: Habiti Antichi Et Moderni Di Tutto Il Mundo: 1 Height : 1.01 In Length : 9.21 In Width : 6.14 In Weight : 1.53