Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th, and 15th Centuries

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1996. xi, 228 pages, 8 plates, illustrations; 21 cm. Originally published: London : A. & C. Black, 1939. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. "Carefully researched, meticulously detailed account of the style and construction of period costumes. Includes descriptions and illustrations of royal apparel, elaborate ecclesiastical dress and vestments, academic and legal garments and civilian dress of all classes. Also discusses jewelry, armor, textiles, embroidery and hairdressing." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The construction of thirteenth-century costume; Regal costume in the thirteenth century; An introduction to ecclesiastical costume and that of the religious orders; Civilian dress of the thirteenth century; Armour in thirteenth century and details from metal ornaments; Thirteenth-century ornament as applied to textiles and embroideries; The style and construction of fourteenth-century costumes; Regal and ecclesiastical costume in the fourteenth century; Civilian dress of the fourteenth century; Armour in the fourteenth century and details from metal ornaments; Fourteenth-century ornament chiefly considered as applied to woven materials and embroideries; The style and construction of fifteenth-century costume; Regal, ecclesiastical and academic costume; Civilian dress of the fifteenth century; Armour in the fifteenth century and details from metal ornaments; Fifteenth-century ornament as applied to woven materials and embroideries.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.