*My eyes glued to the screen* If I ever dreamed about something, it was to own so many costume books. I'd never think there were 5 000 books on costuming! I'm sure if I ever got to your library, I would be the happiest person on the earth:-D Unhappily, a student as I am can have only few of such books...Well, who knows how many books will I have in 30 years? :-D
Zuzana Lavolta Press <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's a kind offer, but hard on Americans who do not read the language the books are in. However, there are many similar English and American books. They are often books that were also published in other languages and countries, because Victorian and Edwardian pattern books were often translated and published, with or without attribution to the original author. I have many such books in my personal library. I even once bought a book in Armenian from a Turkish seller on eBay, because I did not have any books in Armenian in my pattern book collection and expected all kinds of interesting designs. In fact, it turned out to be a plagiarism of a French manual I already owned. Such books of tailor's drafting patterns are available on the used book market, on eBay, in American public and college libraries, etc. I've collected them for over 30 years. I've never counted them, but I have at least some hundreds, as I own about 5,000 books on costuming. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com Zuzana Kraemerova wrote: > Hi, > > I'm sending this to all in case someone else might be interested: > > I finally got to copy some pages for you to see how approximately the books > look, I found 4 useful ones, one from 1888, one from 1903, another from the > beginning of the 20th century, but of an unknown exact date (1905-1910?), and > one from 1911. > The 1900s books will probably produce patterns for the S-curve shape, whereas > the 1888 book will probably still keep to the victorian (larger belly etc) > shape. So you have to decide which book would be the best for you. > > All books provide slopers and their modifications to various sorts of dresses > and bodices, the 1911 book discusses quite nicely the various body shapes > (large bust, hips etc) and gives for each one a different sloper. All books > also contain information on skirts, sleeves and some other garments. > > I haven't studied them in detail, just glanced through, but I'd suggest the > 1888 one for the earlier periods and the 1911 one for the later; the 19?? > book is also looking good and maybe simpler then the 1911 (easier to follow). > > Here you can upload a pdf file with some pages: > > http://www.2shared.com/file/3190351/d47aeee4/antique_books.html > > just click on "Save file to your PC: click here" on > the bottom. The file's too big to put on my small site. > > Copying one A4 page costs about $0,16. The books usually have about 150-200 > pages. I could then send the copies to you by mail (could be expensive) or > scan them - that would cost less, as I would keep the physical copies, which > would be unfair - so we would kind of share, as I am also planning to have > the books copied for myself. > > I repeat that copying the books for study reasons in the library is > officially allowed. > > So, if you or someone else's interested, tell me and we'll discuss the > details. > > Zuzana > > > Deredere Galbraith wrote: I wish I knew that just a few day's earlier... > I just got back from Prague. But missed the museum.... > What a tourist place, even Amsterdam isn't as touristic as Prague. > It almost felt like a theme park. > But it is very beautiful. > And way too much to see for just two days. > > German is not a problem for me. > I'll be interested in any 1895 patterns. > I would be very happy if you would want to look and copy some things for me. > > Deredere > > > Zuzana Kraemerova wrote: >> In the museum of decorative arts in Prague there is a library that holds >> some old fashion books, and there are also a few from the end of the 19th >> century, one or two, I don't remember exactly, are very good drafting >> manuals. It's some time ago that I've searched these books through, so I >> don't really remember the dates these books were from and the language >> (though I think it was always German). But if you were interested, I could >> go and have a look. They photocopy any books you like. I don't think that >> the copyright is a big deal here, because the books have no living author >> any more (what a surprise) and all photocopies are to be used for study and >> non-commercial use. >> >> Zuzana >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. 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