[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, I see your point--I'm only interested in late 18th-early 19th century,
and the patterns seem to be taken from the real garments pictured.
A good use for bad costume books? I like to use a pile of them as a
monitor stand. Kohler's just too small. Into the bin!
I find that the Kohler book is a good place to start when I want to get a
vague idea before looking into a new period. I've come across a lot worse
beginners books, some being x-mas presents from evil friends.
My personal pet pieve is an early 15thC period book with fairly accurate
drawings of
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I am the proud (?!?) owner of a copy of Ancient Costumes Of Great Britain
and Ireland, by Charles Hamilton Smith
21, 2008 11:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] A good use for bad costume books
Robin Netherton wrote:
Schaeffer, Astrida wrote:
And please, please, if you
have Peacock's history of costume (that one's a modern abomination),
take it out and burn it. It has nothing
I am the proud (?!?) owner of a copy of Ancient Costumes Of Great Britain
and Ireland, by Charles Hamilton Smith, originally published in 1814.
Maybe this is the source of the Druid sleeves on half the costumes offered
on eBay
But it's a nice big book and does good duty as a lap desk. :-P
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To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: RE: [h-cost] A good use for bad costume books (was: Finding
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I am the proud (?!?) owner of a copy of Ancient Costumes Of Great Britain
and Ireland, by Charles Hamilton Smith, originally published in 1814
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey, Kohler has pictures of real garments (albeit displayed on live models),
and also some decent drawings of patterns taken from them--I've used one of his
early 19th century bodices as a guide.
The patterns are maybe better for the later periods; I don't know that
In a message dated 2/22/2008 4:44:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The patterns are maybe better for the later periods; I don't know that
material, so I can't judge.
Oh, I see your point--I'm only interested in late 18th-early 19th century,
and the patterns seem
I have several books that I (and others) consider to be not good - some of
them (eg Kohler) come in handy for the photos if nothing else...
But I do tend to find that they come in handy as a design source for modern
clothes :o)
In a message dated 23/02/2008 00:44:02 GMT Standard
Schaeffer, Astrida wrote:
And please, please, if you
have Peacock's history of costume (that one's a modern abomination),
take it out and burn it. It has nothing but impossible line drawings and
no facts to back anything up. If only I could make all copies disappear
from library shelves
Robin Netherton wrote:
Schaeffer, Astrida wrote:
And please, please, if you
have Peacock's history of costume (that one's a modern abomination),
take it out and burn it. It has nothing but impossible line drawings and
no facts to back anything up. If only I could make all copies disappear
from
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