The problem with costume books is that they are all too general. If you want to see the most artwork-- use Davenport. However, the book is in B&W, the pics are small and the text is gossipy. If you are looking for specific periods , a how to : The Janet Arnold books, Norah Waugh, The Tudor Tailor, The Medieval Tailor's assistant, the Jean Hunniset books. They have various degrees of historical accuracy.
For the various periods, there are specialty books like Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlo'ked, Moda di Firenze, Hispanic Costume, etc. Very specific time periods. A pretty good source for life and times is the Time-Life series: What life was like" Loaded with color pics and decent short essays. The Tortora/ Eubanks book does not have nearly enough color pics. (We use that as the new text where I teach) One day there will be the perfect textbook. It will weigh 100lbs and cost $2000. :-) Monica Spence -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity." --Robert Frost _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
