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English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century : A Comprehensive Guide with 1,117 Illustrations
by C. Willett Cunnington
Remarkably thorough illustrated overview based on rare period photographs, periodicals, other contemporary sources. Description and information about hundreds of fashions: morning dresses, riding outfits, carriage costumes, evening dresses, bridal gowns, more. Also millinery, footwear, underclothing, other apparel. 891 black-and-white line illustrations. 226 halftones. Bibliography. 3 glossaries.
Table of Contents for English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century : A Comprehensive Guide with 1,117 Illustrations
| I. INTRODUCTION | | II. THE VERTICAL EPOCH | | III. THE DAWN OF ROMANCE 1822-1829 | | IV. FROM ROMANCE TO SENTIMENT IN THE '30'S | | V. THE GOTHIC '40'S | | VI. THE '50'S | | VII. THE '60'S | | VIII. THE '70'S | | IX. THE '80'S | | X. THE '90'S | | RETROSPECT | | GLOSSARY OF MATERIALS | | GLOSSARY OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL TERMS | | GLOSSARY OF OBSOLETE COLOUR NAMES | | AUTHORITIES | | CHRONOLOGICALTABLE | | NOTE ON ENGLISH MUSEUMS CONTAINING NINE-TEENTH-CENTURY COSTUMES | | INDEX |
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