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by C. Willett Cunnington,PhiIlis Cunnington
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ISBN: 0486271242 Dover Publications Price: $12.95 |
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Fascinating survey of various undergarments worn by the English over six centuries. Well-documented, scholarly presentation enhanced with over 100 period illustrations depicting laced-up bodice of the 12th century, embroidered linen drawers (1500s), hooped petticoat support in bentwood (c. 1750), footed long drawers (1795), 19th-century bustles, early 19th-century corsets for men, Victorian "bust improvers," much more.
Table of Contents for The History of Underclothes
| LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | |||||||
| INTRODUCTION | |||||||
| I. MEDIEVAL PERIOD | |||||||
| II. 1485-1625 | |||||||
| III. 1626-1710 | |||||||
| IV. 1711-1790 | |||||||
| V. 1791-1820 | |||||||
| VI. 1821-1840 | |||||||
| VII. 1841-1856 | |||||||
| VIII. 1857-1866 | |||||||
| IX. 1867-1882 | |||||||
| X. 1883-1896 | |||||||
| XI. 1897-1908 | |||||||
| XII. 1909-1918 | |||||||
| XIII. 1919-1939 | |||||||
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | |||||||
| APPENDIX | |||||||
| INDEX |