![]() This book is something else entirely, original drawings, not copies of somebody else's. Authors who wish to draw pretty mannequins in historique dress and their own interpretations of old artworks always get them wrong. 'Nudity as a Costume in Classical Art.' American Journal of Archaeology 93, no. (I am on record as saying that author-drawn costume histories are rubbish. Between the patterns in Arnold's books and the detailed drawings of the finished garments in this book, accurate reproductions can be made. Because of that, this book is an excellent companion to Janet Arnold's books, in which many of the same dresses have carefully charted dress patterns. Many of the dresses in this book are famous in their own way, in the collections of England. Bradfield has closely, carefully studied them in person and has produced excellent, clear drawings of them, inside and out, showing details of construction and pattern, as well as supplemental material and accessories. Costume in Detail: Women's Dress, 1730-1930 by Nancy Bradfield () Hardcover 153 ratings 4.4 on Goodreads 177 ratings Hardcover 117.57 9 Used from 117.57 Paperback 34.06 3 Used from 28.99 12 New from 23.95 Publisher Chambers See all details The Amazon Book Review Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. ![]() ![]() ![]() These dresses are often too fragile to exhibit, or even photograph clearly, but Ms. Costume in Detail: Women's Dress 1730-1930, by Nancy Bradfield, is a unique, detailed, highly useful collection of drawings of historic clothing, almost entirely women's, drawn from specimens in British collections. ![]()
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