I didn't mean to rile any feathers. I really do know that you guys
have an incredible amount of knowledge, which is why I like this list.
As a matter of fact, I was just explaining to my class yesterday that
the area of costume has come so far since I studied it back in the dark
ages. Back then we didn't have nearly the resources we have now,
thanks to people like you. In going through my old books to
refamiliarize myself with the subject, I was rapidly becoming aware of
how outmoded they had become and how full of inaccuracies they were,
which was when I decided to pose my question to the list. My hat
really is off to all of you out there.
Sylrog
On Sep 1, 2006, at 11:33 PM, Sharon at Collierfam.com wrote:
OK, so try "Historic Costume for the Stage" by Lucy Barton. Since it
concerns the basic "look" or silhouette for stage productions, it may
be
just what you're looking for.
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Subject: Re: What would *you* use? (was Re: [h-cost] Racinet
I think that there are a lot of very good experts in historical
costuming on this list who may very rightly feel that it is almost
impossible to cover all periods in one book and I agree to an extent.
It's just that I keep hearing that over and over after I've explained
that I'm teaching a class in the costume and fashion industries and can
only devote a very small segment of the time to costume history. Next
semester when I'm teaching a class just in costume history naturally I
will use more resources, but now I'm just trying to provide a good
overview and I myself don't have time to pore over lots of books to
review my own understanding. I only found out I was teaching the class
2 weeks before it started.
Sylrog
On Sep 1, 2006, at 10:30 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
On Saturday 02 September 2006 12:56 am, Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
Since nobody seems to think there is one really good textbook, maybe
I'll consider writing one myself! Of course they are all too general
to people like us who specialize in historical costumes, but sometime
you really need just a good overview, which is what I need now.
Well, but hold on. How much information do you think constitutes "a
good
overview"? What would you like to see in such a book? Maybe such a
book
exists, but none of us understands what you're looking for so we don't
know
how to respond.
--
Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point
of doubtful sanity." --Robert Frost
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