Miss Brooke is a well known as an authority on historical costume. In this single volume she covers a history of dress in England from earliest times. The book contains an ample text; four coloured plates; and nearly three hundred drawings in line. This book will prove to be a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in the subject; providing a vast amount of information and detail that will be of use to theatrical designers; both professional and amateur. Contents Include: William The Conqueror to Edward III 1066-1327; Edward III to Henry VII 1327-1485; Early Tudors; Henry VII to Elizabeth 1485-1558; Elizabeth to James I 1558-1625; Charles I to James II 1625-84; James II to George III 1685-1760; George III to George IV 1760-1820; George IV; William IV and Victoria 1820-50; Victoria 1850-80; Victoria 1880-1900.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An overlooked artist-By LORAINE WELLMANThis is an expansion of Susan Butlins academic thesis so it isnt what I would call casual reading. However; it isnt boring or a tough go either! Florence Carlyle (1864-1923) was a woman of strong determination who chose to remain single so she could pursue her life as an artist. In her time; she received recognition...paintings hung "on the line" in the Paris Salon; purchase by the National Gallery; success in New York in commercial art; many mentions in the media and a high regard by critics; public and colleagues. However; since then; most women artists have been "erased" from Canadian art history so this book helps fill that gap.Her commissioned portrait of Lady Drummond hung in the Canadian War Memorials Exhibition between two paintings by F.H. Varley; yet her name is little known today.Butlin sums up Carlyles life with"From the perspective of Canadian womens history; a significant part of the value of Carlyles career as artist lies in her management of her professional practice. At a time when there was enormous pressure on women to conform to traditional social expectations; she showed that; instead of becoming a casualty of gender restrictions; a woman could act incisively and innovatively to succeed in her chosen career." I would especially recommend this book to those interested in Canadian art history; the role of women in art; and the contribution of women to Canadas cultural history.