From 1861 to 1890 the Munich publishing firm of Braun Schneider published plates of historic and contemporary costume in their magazine Muuml;nchener Bilderbogen. These plates were eventually collected in book form and published at the turn of the century in Germany and England. This volume presents all 125 double-spread plates from the third English edition. For the first time; the plates appear in chronological order and with English captions.Over 1;450 costumed figures are shown; from antiquity to the end of the nineteenth century; covering a wide variety of social classes; and professions: Egyptian and Assyrian kings; Byzantine emperors; Frankish and Norman nobles; priests; servants; soldiers of many lands and eras; crusaders; German knights; pages; Italian scholars; German townspeople; peasants; merchants; Dutch burghers; popes; nuns; bishops; monks; English Puritans and Cavaliers; English and French kings; Swiss citizens; French courtiers and republicans; and many more. In addition; there is excellent coverage of late-nineteenth-century folk and their costumes; captured just before the beginning of standard Western dress mdash; Italian; Spanish; Dutch; French; German; Russian; Eastern European; Chinese; Japanese; Asian; and others. To avoid the variable and somewhat fanciful depictions of color in the early editions; all costumes are rendered in black-and-white.A comprehensive source of historic costume in pictures; this remarkable book will be invaluable to costume designers; students of fashion design; commercial artists; and anyone interested in the history of dress. The illustrations are uniformly excellent; and the exceptionally low price makes this book even more attractive.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Meli SueBought for college class0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. its a pretty deep read but a hard read if youre faint-of-heartBy AmandaVery intense and heavy subject matter; its a pretty deep read but a hard read if youre faint-of-heart.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. There goes Len; seeing Their misery from the insideBy AcoAfter years of hearing about the famous scene in Saved; and wanting to read it; and maybe even see it; I finally got to do the former; and am here to pass on that this is a remarkable play; not to be missed if it is being presented near you; and is also a great read-who likes working their Cockney dialect?-and has a wallop of a core to boot.Very much an ensemble story; Saved does have a main character; but its scenes are mostly two-person short/quick dialogues; full of angst and boredom. The scene of infanticide is in the middle and serves as the apex of the nothingness that embodies the lives of these post-war; post-angry young man English; whos pursuits are none; other than occasional work; a night out; eating...you know; the basicness that allows for cruelty; when no valuable purpose is apparent.What makes Saved remarkable though is Len; the central character; whos constant interest and seemingly clueless tenacity turns out to be its moral core that resounds with a curiosity and compassion that make for a real courageous and bold vision of modern life.Lens involvement in the family; his presence at their home; his dogged attachment to Pam; his lone interest in the baby; his questioning of Fred; his excitment at Mary and willingness to bond with Harry all make for a picture of hope and wonder in the midst of so much hatred; fear; nihilism; desperation; ignorance; boredom.A true classic. Highly recommended. Needs to be seen to be truly appreciated.