In a message dated 7/12/2006 1:13:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've got a copy of Blanch Payne. What's the best and/or the most commonly used text on historic costume? Do you have the revised edition? It is probably as good as any of the general texts--they all have their strengths and weaknesses. The other standard text is Phyllis Tortora and Keith Eubanks, "Survey of Historic Costume" 2nd ed. from Fairchild Publications. Others might have different opinions but, of the readily available general survey texts, I think it is a toss up between these two. Another pretty good book, but unfortunately out of print, is Douglas Russell's "Costume History and Style" (Prentice-Hall, 1983). When I co-taught a class on period styles in the theatre dept., my fellow teacher (a set designer) really liked Russell because of his approach with decorative arts and also the way he chose to divide his material into periods. Ann Wass _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
