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A volume which accompanied exhibitions featuring the arts which flourished during the 46-year reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent in the 16th century. Pieces featured include album paintings, calligraphy, book-bindings, illuminated manuscripts, jade, silver and gold objects. [via]
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"None of his successors not even Cesare Borgia rivalled the colossal guilt of Ezzelino " proposes the author. [via]
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The creator of Gnomes and Secrets of the Gnomes captures the essence of everyday life in turbulent 16th-century Holland with words and images that are rich in detail and coloration. Poortvliet was inspired to create this text after discovering a distant ancestor's armoire containing a treasure trove of insights into the world of his forebears. 208 full-color illustrations. [via]
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In addition to all the features of the regular book, The Limited Edition special features are as follows - hardcover with French-fold jacket encased in an elegant clamshell box with an Obi Wrap cloth overlay in Japanese silk. Six bound-in booklets on the Jedi council, royalty, military, senators, Rogues gallery and farmers. A special accordion-fold insert depicting costume evolution inside the workshop. Eight bound-in booklets on headdresses, classic costumes, footwear, 'Dressing Bail Organa', jewellery and Darth Vader. Also includes a costume index by character for six films in the Saga, 16 additional pages of colour photographs and fabric swatches cut from the same bolts as the Saga's actual costume material originating from the Lucasfilm archives, including Darth Vader's cape and a replica "Wookiee Belt-Buckle" with Certificate of Authenticity. [via]
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The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Embroidery in Britain from 1200 to 1750 by Donald King and Santina Levey. 1993 paperback published by Canopy Books, a Division of Abbeville Press, Inc. Stated First Edition. [via]
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When department stores like Le Bon Marche first opened their doors in mid-nineteenth-century Paris, shoppers were offered more than racks of ready-made frock coats and crinolines. They were given the chance to acquire a lifestyle as well - that of the bourgeoisie. Wearing proper clothing encouraged proper behaviour, went the prevailing belief. Available in English translation, this extensive study explains a culture's sociology through the seemingly simple issue of the choice of clothing. Philippe Perrot shows, through a tour of the rise of the ready-made fashion industry in France, how clothing not only reflects but also inculcates beliefs, values and aspirations. By the middle of the 19th century, men were prompted to disdain the decadent and gaudy colours of the pre-Revolutionary period and wear unrelievedly black frock coats suitable to the manly and serious world of commerce. Their wives and daughters, on the other hand, adorned themselves in bright colours and often uncomfortable and impractical laces and petticoats, to signal the status of their family. The consumer pastime of shopping was born, as women spent their spare hours keeping up their middle-class appearance, or creating one by judicious purchases. As Paris became the fashion capital and bourgeois modes of dress and their inherent attitudes became the ruling lifestyle of Western Europe and America, clothing and its "civilizing" tendencies were imported to non-Western colonies as well. In the face of what Perrot calls this "levelling process", the upper classes tried to maintain their stature and right to elegance by supporting what became the high fashion industry. Detailed and provocative, this study reveals the sources of many of our contemporary rules of fashion and etiquette. [via]
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A comprehensive historical survey of the enormous diversity of men's and women's hair styles through the ages. Profusely illustrated and carefully documented, it ranges from ancient Egyptian to modern times. [via]
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Madeleine Vionnet's greatest distinction as a designer was her discovery of the bias cut. Cutting patterns along the bias forces the fabric to cling to the body and move with it, which created her trademark look of draped, form-conscious clothing. When designer Issey Miyake first saw a Vionnet dress, it was like the first time he saw Winged Victory at the Louvre: "I thought then that the statue of Nike had been reincarnated in the dresses by Vionnet. She had captured the most beautiful aspect of classical Greek aesthetics: the body and movement." Vionnet's long career as a dressmaker and designer began with the 20th century. Always conscious of women's bodies and inspired in part by modern dancer Isadora Duncan, she soon dispensed with corsets and other constricting garments, and used barefoot models to present her first solo collection. Though simple, her dresses were never plain; the use of a Cartier necklace as a halter strap is a classic Vionnet innovation. This inimitable combination of comfort and glamour made Vionnet's clothes a favorite among European nobility, Hollywood royalty--notably Marlene Dietrich, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Katharine Hepburn--as well as socialites and other trendsetters. Close to a century after its introduction, the bias cut remains an important element in clothing design.
Madeleine Vionnet is a tall book that echoes many of the designs inside. It is filled with contemporary photographs of the clothing, period pictures shot by Man Ray and Steichen, design sketches, and, perhaps most interestingly, patterns for the clothes. The accompanying text traces Vionnet's evolution from an 11-year-old seamstress, through her days apprenticing at the famed Callot Soeurs couture house in Paris, and on into the design empire that secured her an enduring spot in fashion history. [via]
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With more than eight hundred illustrations, Medieval Panorama is an all-encompassing visual re-creation of the medieval world: its peoples, its defining characteristics, indeed, its whole culture in the widest sense.
Every facet of the medieval world-from the fall of the Roman Empire to the dawning of the Renaissance-is covered in more than one hundred themes. Eight main sections encompass a range of subjects from religion through the structure of secular power, art and architecture, the daily life of ordinary men and women, philosophy and science, to an unusual emphasis on the imperfectly known world outside Europe. Specific topics include the papacy, monasteries, popular religion; kingship, knighthood, and courtly life; Gothic cathedrals; manuscripts; life on the land and in the city; cosmology, magic, and the romance of chivalry; the Moors, the Jews, and the mysterious East.
A biographical dictionary, timelines, maps, and a glossary, as well as illuminating cross-references to connect related topics, make Medieval Panorama an indispensable reference work for students, educators, travelers, and museum-goers. [via]

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A total of 48 heirloom techniques are covered, with beautiful full-color photos and clear, step-by-step instructions illustrated with drawings. The techniques included here are easy for anyone to do and make great portable projects. Many of the embellishments can be created on a sewing machine, saving time and effort. Trims range from the simple to the ornate for different moods and styles. Many sewers, especially ribbonembroidery enthusaists, will find a wealth of inspiration in this handy book.
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"Textile Designs is a dazzling, informative fabric encyclopedia of archival beauty. It is a necessary tool for the fashion industry, schools, and libraries."
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"An iconography of textile motifs and a vocabulary of pattern. . . . Highly recommended." Choice
Never before have printed textiles been celebrated in a book of this magnitude. Now in paperback, Textile Designs is the indispensable sourcebook for the colorful patterned materials that have been used in fashion and interiors for the past 200 years. Organized not chronologically or geographically but by motifFloral, Geometric, Conversational, Ethnic, and Art Movements and Period Stylesthis bible of textile design presents a stunning cross-section of the materials of everyday life: printed calicos and cottons, flowered cretonnes and chintzes, polka-dot silks and foulards. With its informative text and pattern names provided not only in English but also in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese, this is a must-have for everyone interested in color and pattern. [via]
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"Textile Designs is a dazzling, informative fabric encyclopedia of archival beauty. It is a necessary tool for the fashion industry, schools, and libraries."
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"An iconography of textile motifs and a vocabulary of pattern. . . . Highly recommended." Choice
Never before have printed textiles been celebrated in a book of this magnitude. Now in paperback, Textile Designs is the indispensable sourcebook for the colorful patterned materials that have been used in fashion and interiors for the past 200 years. Organized not chronologically or geographically but by motifFloral, Geometric, Conversational, Ethnic, and Art Movements and Period Stylesthis bible of textile design presents a stunning cross-section of the materials of everyday life: printed calicos and cottons, flowered cretonnes and chintzes, polka-dot silks and foulards. With its informative text and pattern names provided not only in English but also in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese, this is a must-have for everyone interested in color and pattern. [via]
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The tiara has played a glittering role in the lives of the elegant and extravagantfrom the doe-eyed Audrey Hepburn in the film classic Roman Holiday to generations of England's royal familyrepresenting the height of sophisticated glamour. Worn for centuries by nobility and high society, tiaras are enjoying renewed popularity among today's movie stars and modern brides. Created in conjunction with an exhibition of tiaras at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this magnificent volume showcases more than 75 of the world's most exquisite tiaras adorned with everything from delicate feathers to ornately decorated, gold fleur-di-lis scrollwork set in diamonds, pearls, and sapphires. An essay by Diana Scarisbrick, curator of the exhibition, traces the tiara's history, and dozens of photographs show tiaras worn by Russian princesses, British royalty, American socialites, and many others. Taking a lighter, popular culture approach to a traditionally high fashion subject, Tiara will delight aficionados as well as those less familiar with the tiara's artistry, who will be astonished by the array of styles, shapes, and showstoppers from around the world. [via]
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With the aid of 220 illustrations arranged in chronological groups, from 1600 to the present, this book draws together the story of costume accessories to provide a detailed view of the history of dress. Extensive captions describe each accessory, revealing parallels in construction, cut, textiles and motifs between items as diverse as parasols and stockings. The accessories covered include shoes, hats, bags, gloves, purses, parasols, socks, stockings, jewellery, fans, shawls and scarves. [via]
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Crafters who work with environmentally friendly materials will love this guide to growing and using plants to make dyes in a range of colors. [via]
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