Subject Guide: Theatre

Illustrated guide to four centuries of English costume and fashion.

Depicts nearly 1,000 individual figures and historical clothing they wore.

Contains over 1,000 illustrations of English costumes over the last 10 centuries.

Includes military, civil, and religious garb from France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany, Scotland, Russia, and Poland from the Middle Ages to 1800.

Provides pictures and descriptions of the clothing worn during various time periods, and offers many suggestions about wearing costumes.

Includes over 800 lined drawings of historical clothing and their historical and social background.

Offers a history of dress from the 14th century to the present has more than 200 full-page illustrations arranged in chronological order..