British costume during 19 centuries, civil and ecclesiastical
- Author(s): Emily Jessie Ashdown
- Category: Textiles, Clothing & Accessories
- Publisher: T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd.
- ISBN: 9678000006332
- Number of Pages: 638
Books upon costume are to a certain extent plentiful, but those long-suffering individuals who have occasion to search them frequently, or possess the wish to grasp and thoroughly comprehend the exact style prevailing during a particular period in, say, the Middle Ages, can fully testify to the complete confusion prevailing in the majority of works upon the subject. Thus,styles which were in vogue for only a short period are vaguely defined as fourteenth century, Plantagenet, or Edwardian, as the case may be, while the approximate time when any costume died out—which is just as importantas its introduction — is practically never alluded to.With some notable exceptions the representation of historical costume upon the stage is still almost in its infancy,so far as the periods anterior to the Tudor are concerned, and this is most sincerely to be deplored, inasmuch as mediaeval costume has a charm and grace of its own whichis quite unknown to post-Reformation dress.
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Copyright
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS
BRITISH COSTUME DURING NINETEEN CENTURIES - FIRST PART: CIVIL - CHAPTER I THE BRITONS
CHAPTER II - THE SAXON PERIOD, c. 460 to 1066
CHAPTER III - THE NORMAN PERIOD WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, 1066-1087
CHAPTER IV - THE NORMAN PERIOD
CHAPTER V - HENRY II., 1164-1189; RICHARD I., 1189-1199;AND JOHN, 1199-1216 THE MEN
CHAPTER VI - HENRY III., 1216-1272
CHAPTER VII - EDWARD I., 1272-1307
CHAPTER VIII - EDWARD II., 1307-1327
CHAPTER IX - EDWARD III., 1327-1377
CHAPTER X - RICHARD II., 1377-1399
CHAPTER XI - HENRY IV., 1399-1413. HENRY V., 1413-1422
CHAPTER XII - HENRY VI., 1422-1461
CHAPTER XIII - EDWARD IV., 1461-1483. EDWARD V., 1483.RICHARD III., 1483-1485
CHAPTER XIV - HENRY VII., 1485-1509
CHAPTER XV - HENRY VIII., 1509-1547
CHAPTER XVI - EDWARD VI., 1547-1553. MARY, 1553-1558
CHAPTER XVII - ELIZABETH, 1558-1603
CHAPTER XVIII - JAMES I., 1603-1625 THE MEN
CHAPTER XIX - CHARLES I. AND THE COMMONWEALTH, 1625-1660
CHAPTER XX - CHARLES IL, 1660-1685
CHAPTER XXI - JAMES II., 1685-1688. WILLIAM and MARY, 1688-1702
CHAPTER XXII -ANNE, 1702-1714 THE MEN
CHAPTER XXIII - GEORGE I., 1714-1727. GEORGE II., 1727-1760
CHAPTER XXIV - GEORGE III., 1760-1820 THE MEN
CHAPTER XXVI - ANGEVIN PERIOD
GLOSSARY
INDEX