Auguste Racinet. The Complete Costume History

Originally Publice in France BetWeen 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume Historique Was the Most Wide-Ranging and Incisive Study Ever Attempted. Covering the World History of Costume, Dress, and Style from Antiquity Through The End of the 19th Century, The Great Work-Published in Six Volumes Containing NEARLY 500 Plates-commains, to this day, unique in its scope and detail.
Racinet’s Organization by Culture and Subject Has Been Preserved in Taschen’s Magnifyficent and Complete Reprint, As Have Excerpts From His Delightful Descriptions and Offten Witty Comments. Volume 1 Contains All the Plates from Racinet’s work, Reprodued in Brilliant Quality and Showing the Original’s Love for Detail and Color. VOLUME 2 Collects The Texts Accompany The Images, Giving Descriptions and Explanations, As Well as the Introduction by Francoise Tetart-Vittu.
Perusing these Beautifully Detailed and Exquisitely Colored Illustrations, You’ll Discover From The Garb of a …

Publisher
Taschen, 2013
Genre
Beauty. Fashion. Style. Etiquette