On Saturday 02 September 2006 12:34 am, Sharon at Collierfam.com wrote: > What do you all think of "Historic Costume for the Stage", by Lucy Barton?
It happens to have been one of the first costume books I read. My recollection is that it's not bad. It uses redrawings almost exclusively, but they're good redrawings that give a reasonably accurate idea of the period silhouette. However, it's weak in ancient and medieval costume and gives most attention to the 16th through 19th centuries. There is also a chapter that gives suggestions for fabric choices for various period costumes for theatrical purposes. Since the choices are geared to how the costumes would look under stage lights and not to reenactment purposes, it may be less useful for some members of this list. -- 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
