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
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In your case, I'd use Laver ---
First - because it's cheaper than the others your students already have a
lot of books to buy.
Second - because it will give good very general overview. In a three/four
week segment of another class, they aren't going to have the time to devote
all their
What do you all think of Historic Costume for the Stage, by Lucy Barton?
Sharon C.
I think the answer to your question lies within what you hope to accomplish
with the textbook. One of the things I found disappointing with Survey of
Historic
Costume: A History of Western Dress by Tortora and
OK--this was my first thought:
Well, why don't we *ALL* do it--working together! A Costume Wkipedia!
Those who are experts in one time period would write what they know
about best. Just like 'Wiki,' anyone else could contribute or edit. I
don't know if the Wiki owners run into contibutors
Greetings to all,
I've finally gotten some pictures of more of my Elizabethan gowns
online. There are six new pages and one old page with better pictures
accessible from this menu page:
http://www.faucet.net/costume/period/eliz.html
Melanie Schuessler
Simplicity Costume contest.
http://www.simplicity.com/index.cfm?page=section/contests/halloween06/hallow
eenContest.htm
http://tinyurl.com/ebcz4
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When did Paisley begin to be seen in western European textiles?
thanks,
susan
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
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In a message dated 9/2/2006 9:08:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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When did Paisley begin to be seen in western European textiles?
Some time in the early 1800s, when European weavers began making imitation
cashmere shawls--among the first to do so were in
Gorgeous work, as usual. It's nice to see your more recent projects. I still
like your red brocade gown the best, having seen it in person in all it's glory.
Karen
Seamstrix
-- Melanie Schuessler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Greetings to all,
I've finally gotten some pictures of more of my
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
In a message dated 9/2/2006 9:08:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When did Paisley begin to be seen in western European textiles?
Some time in the early 1800s, when European weavers began making imitation
cashmere shawls--among the
On Sep 2, 2006, at 8:51 PM, Susan B. Farmer wrote:
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
In a message dated 9/2/2006 9:08:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When did Paisley begin to be seen in western European textiles?
Some time in the early 1800s, when European weavers
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