The art of dress : clothes and society, 1500-1914 / by Jane Ashelford ; special photography by Andreas von Einsiedel.
Author
Other titles
- The art of dress : clothes through history, 1500-1914.
Published
- London : National Trust : Distributed by New York : Abrams 1996
Physical description
320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
ISBN
- 0810963175
- 9780810963177
- 1905400799
- 9781905400799
- 0707801850
- 9780707801858
- 0707803365
- 9780707803364
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (page 314) and index.
Contents
- Gorgeous attyre, 1500-1603 -- Careless romance, 1603-1660 -- Wigs & drapery, 1660-1720 -- Uniformly elegant, 1720-1780 -- Perfect cut & fit, 1780-1850 -- Tyranny of fashion, 1850-1914 -- Swaddling to sailor's suits: children's clothes -- Dress suitable to their station: clothes for servants.
Subject
- Clothing and dress Great Britain History.
- Fashion Great Britain History.
- Dress accessories Great Britain History.
- Vêtements Accessoires Grande-Bretagne Histoire.
- Clothing and dress.
- Dress accessories.
- Fashion.
- Manners and customs.
- Mode
- Gesellschaft
- Kleidung
- Kleding.
- Mode.
- Leefwijze.
- Schilderijen.
- Killerton House.
- Berrington Hall.
- Costume Great Britain History.
- Fashion Great Britain History.
- Mode Histoire.
- Kläder Storbritannien nya tiden.
- Kläder Storbritannien 1900-talet.
- Costume Great Britain History.
- Costume History.
- Costume Great Britain History.
- Costume History 16th century.
- Costume History 17th century.
- Costume History 18th century.
- Costume History 19th century.
- Costume History 20th century
- Costume Great Britain History.
- Fashion History
- Fashion Great Britain History
- Dress accessories Great Britain History
- Clothing and dress Great Britain History.
- Fashion Great Britain History.
- Dress accessories Great Britain History.
- DESIGN
- FASHION
- CLOTHING
- COSTUME
- HISTORY
- SIXTEENTH CENTURY
- SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
- EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- NINETEENTH CENTURY
- Clothing history
- Great Britain History.
- Great Britain Social life and customs.
- Grande-Bretagne Histoire.
- Grande-Bretagne Mœurs et coutumes.
- Great Britain.
- Großbritannien
- Great Britain History.
- Great Britain Social life and customs.
- Großbritannien.
- Clothing and dress History Great Britain
- Dress accessories History Great Britain
- Fashion History Great Britain
- Great Britain History
- Great Britain Social life and customs
- Costume British Isles.
- Manners and customs British Isles.
Related item
- Online version:: Ashelford, Jane. Art of dress. London : National Trust : Distributed by New York : Abrams, 1996
Genre
- Bibliography
- History.
- Illustrated
- text
Language
- English
Internet Resources
- http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=61PqAAAAMAAJ ; Keyword searchable throguh Google Books:
- Table of contents http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780810963177.pdf
Summary
- The clothing worn in the past affords an invaluable insight into lifestyles that have disappeared forever. Choice of dress has always been affected by numerous influences - social and economic, artistic and technical - and, of course, the vagaries of individual taste. In this delightfully illustrated book, a unique account is offered of the history of dress over four centuries. Drawing on the rich resources of Britain's National Trust properties, which include numerous costume and textile collections, revealing painted portraits, and extensive documentation in the form of family correspondence, diaries, and household papers, Jane Ashelford goes beyond a mere chronicle of cut, shape, and decoration. She looks at the social aspects of dress - how styles were conveyed, how and where materials and clothing were purchased, and what people wore at all levels of society and at all ages, from swaddling bands to widow's weeds.
- Many remarkable ensembles are seen here, often for the first time, in spectacular photographs specially commissioned from Andreas von Einsiedel. Men's, women's, children's, and servant's attire and accessories provide vital information about the taste, preoccupations, and aspirations of the individuals who wore them, and the world in which they lived.
Holding libraries
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| Location of copy | Shelfmark | Online location | Holdings Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Aberdeen Libraries: Sir Duncan Rice Library: Floor 6 | 391 Ash | ||
| University of the Arts, London: Camberwell College of Arts, Main collection | 391.942 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: Chelsea College of Arts, Main collection | 391.00942 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: Central Saint Martins, Main collection | 391.0903 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: Central Saint Martins, Main collection | 391.0903 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: London College of Fashion, Main collection | 391.0903 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: London College of Fashion, Main collection | 391.0903 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: London College of Fashion, Main collection | 391.0903 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: London College of Fashion, Main collection | 391.0903 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: London College of Fashion, Main collection | 391.0903 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: London College of Fashion, Main collection | 391.0903 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: Wimbledon College of Arts, Main collection | 792.026 ASH | ||
| University of the Arts, London: Central Saint Martins, Main collection | 391.0903 ASH | ||
| Birmingham City University: School of Art | 391.00941 | TWO WEEK LOAN | |
| Bishop Grosseteste University | Table of contents Online location | ||
| Bishop Grosseteste University: Main Collection - Standard Loan | 391 ASH | ||
| Bishop Grosseteste University: Main Collection - Standard Loan | 391 ASH | ||
| Bishop Grosseteste University: Main Collection - Standard Loan | 391 ASH | ||
| University of Bristol Libraries | Table of contents Online location | ||
| University of Bristol Libraries: Arts & Social Sciences Library | GT733 ASH | 7 day loan: vacation loan | |
| British Library: Lending Collection | 96/21943 | ||
| British Library: General Reference Collection, St Pancras Reading Rooms | LB.31.b.13756 | ||
| University of Cambridge Libraries: University Library: Order in Reading Room | 9000.a.2801 | ||
| University of Cambridge Libraries: University Library: Order to West Room, access from within the Main Reading Room, First Floor, (order to Rare Books Reading Room if pre-1900), not borrowable | S950.a.200.4179 | ||
| Cardiff Metropolitan University: Llandaff Library: Main Shelves | 391.00941 ASH | ||
| Courtauld Institute of Art Library: Courtauld Institute of Art | K4743 ASH | One week | |
| Courtauld Institute of Art Library: Courtauld Institute of Art | K4743 ASH | ||
| Coventry University: Floor 2 | 734.042 ASH | ||
| University of Dundee: Duncan of Jordanstone | 391.009 41 ASH | ||
| University of Dundee: Store 1 | 746.9(42)ASH | ||
| University of Dundee: Duncan of Jordanstone | 391.009 41 ASH | ||
| University of Dundee: Duncan of Jordanstone | 391.009 41 ASH | ||
| University of Edinburgh Libraries: ECA Library - (STANDARD LOAN) - Level 0 | TT504 Ash. | ||
| University of Exeter Library: Forum Library | 391.00941 ASH | ||
| University of Exeter Library: Forum Library | 391.00941 ASH | ||
| University of Glasgow Library: University Library Level 11 | Fine Arts L4706 ASH | ||
| University of Glasgow Library: University Library Level 11 | Fine Arts L4706 ASH | ||
| Glasgow School of Art Library: GSA Library: General Stock | 746.9209 ASH | ||
| Historic England Library: Swindon Library | 7.7/ASH | ||
| University of Huddersfield Library: University of Huddersfield Library Floor 3 Loan | 746.9209 ASH | ||
| University of Hull: BJL 4th Floor | GT 730 A8 | ||
| Keele University: Campus Library | GT730 .A8 | ||
| Kingston University Library: Knights Park Library: Main | 391.009420903 ASH | ||
| Leeds Arts University: Vernon Street | 391 ASH | ||
| Leeds Arts University: Blenheim Walk | 391 ASH | ||
| University of Leeds Library: Laidlaw Library, level 3 | Textiles E-40 ASH | ||
| University of Leeds Library: Brotherton Library, West floor 2 | Textiles E-40.01 ASH | ||
| The London Library: Art | A. Dress, 4to. | ||
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Table of contents Online location | ||
| Manchester Metropolitan University: All Saints Library Ground floor: west wing - 2 week loan | 391.00941 ASH | ||
| Manchester Metropolitan University: All Saints Library Ground floor: west wing - 2 week loan | 391.00941 ASH | ||
| National Gallery Library: Main Library | NH 681 :L Ashelford | ||
| National Library of Scotland: General Reading Room, Edinburgh (stored offsite) | PB7.210.96/6 | ||
| National Library of Scotland: General Reading Room, Edinburgh (stored offsite) | H8.97.677 | ||
| National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: Contact the National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | PRINT 2010 MC 16933 | ||
| National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: Contact the National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | PRINT 97MC2030 | ||
| National Museums Scotland Library: West Wing Library - UDC Sequence | 768(4:15)/A | ||
| National Portrait Gallery Library | Online location | Keyword searchable throguh Google Books: | |
| National Portrait Gallery Library : Costume [Public Study Room] | .A85 1996 | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: Bodleian Library: Lower Gladstone Link Open Shelves | (UBHU) M98.D00603 | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: Continuing Education Library | 391 ASH (Oversize) | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: St Hugh's College Library: Stack | STACK 391 | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: Kellogg College Library | EDC 391.00941 ASH | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: Bodleian Library | Week 18 (10) | ||
| University of Portsmouth: University Library, First Floor | 391.00941 | Standard | |
| Royal Holloway, University of London: Royal Holloway library | Davison General Three Week 301.6600942 ASH | ||
| Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama / Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru: Book | D 5.415 (Oversize) | ||
| University of Salford: Clifford Whitworth Library | 391.00941 ASH | ||
| Solent University: Floor LG, Fashion | 746.903 ASH | ||
| University of South Wales: Cardiff Library: Main Shelves, Week Loan | 746.9209 ASH | ||
| University of Southampton Library | Table of contents Online location | Click for access | |
| University of Southampton Library: Winchester School of Art Library: Main Collection (Standard Loan) | 391.0903 ASH | ||
| University of Sussex Library: Library: Short | GT 730 ASH | ||
| Trinity College Dublin Library: Santry Book Repository | HX-46-246 | ||
| Trinity College Dublin Library: Santry Book Repository | PX-254-732 | ||
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David: Lampeter Campus Library: Main Collection | 391.00942 ASH | ||
| University for the Creative Arts: Rochester Library | 391.009 ASH | ||
| Victoria and Albert Museum libraries | Table of contents Online location | ||
| Victoria and Albert Museum libraries: National Art Library | TD1.A.17 | ||
| Victoria and Albert Museum libraries: National Art Library | TD1.A.17 | ||
| Victoria and Albert Museum libraries: National Art Library | 47.Y.0991 | ||
| University of Warwick Library: Store | 391.00941 ASH | ||
| University of West London: Contact the University of West London Library | 391.00941 ASH | ||
| University of York Libraries: University Library: Morrell - Ordinary | EE 1.0942 ASH |