The Wilcox book has redrawings c. 50s. Not good for silhouettes, however if it leads you to the original painting, it serves a purpose.
Monica E. Spence MA, MA, BA Lead Instructor, Fashion Department Art Institute of New York City -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Chiara Francesca Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:33 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: Re: [h-cost] Opinions on this book It is a very popular book with the libraries. I have a copy that I found at Half-Price in Austin a while ago. It is a very inexpensive book still. Kinda like "A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern". The great thing about these books? They force you to find the slapped together images individually in their original paintings. The colors never really match but it makes for a great visual trivial pursuit game with bored costumers stuck somewhere too long. :D The book I would recommend if you can find a copy is Dictionary of Costume by R. Turner Wilcox. ? Chiara Francesca < Ehi Prof.! Che cosa facciamo stasera?> < Quello che facciamo tutte le sere, Mignolo: tentare di conquistare il mondo! > (hint: italian) > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] > On Behalf Of Sharon Collier > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 6:37 PM > To: 'Historical Costume' > Subject: [h-cost] Opinions on this book > > I have a copy of "The Encyclopedia of World Costume", by Doreen > Yarwood. Any > opinions on this one? Is it worth saving or should I toss it? > Sharon C. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
