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The complete costume dictionary
- Title
- The complete costume dictionary / Elizabeth J. Lewandowski ; illustrations by Dan Lewandowski.
- Author
- Lewandowski, Elizabeth J., 1960-
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., [2011]
- ©2011
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-ART GT507 .L49 2011 | Schwarzman Building - Art Reference Room 300 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Lewandowski, Dan
- Description
- ix, 579 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 29 cm
- Summary
- "While there are costume and fashion dictionaries tied to specific countries or periods, none have been comprehensive. In The Complete Costume Dictionary, Elizabeth Lewandowski has collected from a variety of sources--including costume history texts, journal articles, historical publications, autobiographies, biographies, foreign language dictionaries, and contemporary publications--to create a resource that spans the globe, from the earliest record of fashion to the 21st century. Including more than 20,000 fashion and costume terms, this volume also features more than 300 illustrations. The first section of the book is an alphabetical listing of these words with their definitions, period, and country of origin. This volume also contains appendixes that list the terms by country of origin, period, and type of clothing. The book is not limited to the Western World and includes both archaic and current terms. Significantly greater in scope than anything currently available--online or in print--this one-of-a-kind publication is an invaluable resource for costume and fashion historians, textile preservationists, period re-enactors, and history and theatre scholars, as well as theatre professionals."--Publisher's description.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Reference works.
- Dictionaries.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-578).
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Dictionary -- Appendix A. Garment types -- Appendix B. Garment by country -- Appendix C. Garment types by era.
- Call Number
- GT507
- ISBN
- 9780810840041
- 0810840049
- LCCN
- 2010051944
- OCLC
- 694238143
- Author
- Lewandowski, Elizabeth J., 1960- author.
- Title
- The complete costume dictionary / Elizabeth J. Lewandowski ; illustrations by Dan Lewandowski.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., [2011]
- Copyright Date
- ©2011
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-578).
- Added Author
- Lewandowski, Dan, illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- *R-ART GT507 .L49 2011