Patterns of fashion 4 : the cut and construction of linen shirts, smocks, neckwear, headwear and accessories for men and women c.1540-1660
2008, New Edition. London : Macmillan. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; bookplate of Capt Richard Campbell, OBE, RN. Item #478029
ISBN: 0333570820
Physical description; 128 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 27 x 37 cm. Notes; Completed with additional material by Jenny Tiramani and Santina M. Levey. Includes bibliographical references (page 128). Contents; The art and craft of the semstress, silkwoman, cutwork maker, bone-lace maker, embroideress and laundress – Portraits and other visual sources with photographs of original objects showing stitching, fabrics and trimmings – Drawings and patterns taken from original objects – Measurements and metric conversions – Using the pattern for full-scale work – Starching and setting linens. Subjects; Clothing and dress – Patterns – 16th-17th centuries. Costume – Great Britain – History – 16th-17th centuries. Dressmaking – Great Britain – History – 16th-17th centuries.
Price: €165.00