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Excerpt from English Costume From Prehistoric Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century Thirteenth century effigy of knight, probably Sir Walter de Bitton (bitton Church, Gloucestershire) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.… (más)
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To the right honourable Harold Arthur, viscount Dillon, V.P.S.A., one of the foremost authorities on costume and armour, this little book is by special permission inscribed by the author
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
The scope of the present work, as indicated by the title given to it, may seem sufficiently comprehensive.
Preface.
The study of costume, it has long been generally acknowledged, is one of most fascinating interest, not alone to ladies, in whose domain primarily it may be supposed to lie, but also to the student of history, the sculptor, the painter, and indeed everyone who desires to look behind the dry pages of written history for evidences of the actual everyday life of the people.
Introduction.
The form and fabric of the clothes first worn by human beings are questions which we can hardly expect to fully settle with the evidence now available.
Chapter I, Prehistoric costume.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
The gowns were, as now, of black material, and trimmed with "budge" or "foins."
Excerpt from English Costume From Prehistoric Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century Thirteenth century effigy of knight, probably Sir Walter de Bitton (bitton Church, Gloucestershire) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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