I used it as a text in grad school because that was pretty much all there was (shows my age, huh?)Anyway, I don't recommend it. Too many line drawings, no primary source material, weak bibliography. You can do better. Monica
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sharon at Collierfam.com Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 12:35 AM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: RE: What would *you* use? (was Re: [h-cost] Racinet What do you all think of "Historic Costume for the Stage", by Lucy Barton? Sharon C. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn Luckham Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 5:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: What would *you* use? (was Re: [h-cost] Racinet I just finished a college level program that used "Survey of Historic Costume: A History of Western Dress" by Phyllis G. Tortora, Keith Eubank. It's current and it brushes past history and costume, combining social and political influences. As someone who was already very interested in historic costume before I took the class, I must admit, I found this book vague and well, lacking. My favourite for teaching a class on Historic Costume would be 20,000 Years of Fashion by Francois Boucher. I like the text and I like that it is full of art that illustrates style. Dawn Luckham _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
