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Author/Creator:

Racinet, A. (Auguste), 1825-1893

Languages:

French

Language Notes:

Item content: French

Full Title:

Le costume historique: cinq cents planches, trois cents en couleurs, or et argent, deux cents en camaïeu. Types principaux de vêtement et de la parure, rapprochés de ceux de l'intérieur de l'habitation dans tous les temps et chez tous les peuples, avec de nombreux détails sur le mobilier, les armes, les objects usuels, les moyens de transport, etc.

Main Work:

Le costume historique: cinq cents planches, trois cents en couleurs, or et argent, deux cents en camaïeu ... [by Racinet, A.]

Subjects:

Costume

Costume — History

Genres:

Printed books — France — Paris — 20th century

History

General Notes:

Vol. 1 is mainly explanatory text with an "Introduction générale" by the author (dated "Juin 1887") . Vols. 2-6, each with half-title only, are comprised of plates and the accompanying descriptive text ; there is also a separate index in pamphlet binder.
"Glossaire": v.1, p.[127]-162.
"Bibliographie du costume": v.1, p. [113]-124.
Half-bound: marbled thick boards with red leather spine divided into six compartments; gilt-stamped lettering on spine; marbled endleaves.
Library holds vols. 2-6.
All vols.: Covers detached from textblocks; tears to spine at heads and tails and to edges; red commercial tape applied to lower part of spine; residue from tape around the edges of covers. Front free endleaf of vol. 3 detached from textblock; one leaf detached from textblock of vol. 5.; covers rubbed.

Physical Description:

6 volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 42 cm

Call Numbers:

GT513 .R3 1870z

OCLC Numbers:

690204036