The dictionary of fashion history / Valerie Cumming, C.W. Cunnington and P.E. Cunnington.
- What is an earthquake gown? - Who wore eelskin masher trousers? - What did the word ""dudes"" mean in the 16th century? A Dictionary of English Costume by C. Willett Cunnington, Phillis Cunnington and Charles Beard was originally published in 1960. A monumental achievement and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
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2010.
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| Edition: | Rev., updated and supplemented [ed.] |
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| Summary: | - What is an earthquake gown? - Who wore eelskin masher trousers? - What did the word ""dudes"" mean in the 16th century? A Dictionary of English Costume by C. Willett Cunnington, Phillis Cunnington and Charles Beard was originally published in 1960. A monumental achievement and encyclopaedic in scope, it was a comprehensive catalogue of fashion terms from the mid-medieval period up to 1900. It was reissued and updated several times, for the last time in 1976. For decades it has served as a bible for costume historians. The Dictionary of Fashion History completely updates and supplements th. |
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| Item Description: | Previous edition: published as A dictionary of English costume, 900-1900 by C.W. and P.E. Cunnington and Charles Beard. London: A & C Black, 1976. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 286 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0857851438 9780857851437 |