| Medieval Fashions Coloring Book Contributor(s): Tierney, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486401448 ISBN-13: 9780486401447 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1998 Annotation: Nineteen centuries of European fashions appear in a remarkable coloring book that doubles as a comprehensive fashion retrospective. From modest peasant garb to the regal attire of the nobility, the meticulously researched drawings depict soldiers, minstrels, lords, ladies, and many others in authentic garb from the 5th through mid-15th centuries. 45 black-and-white illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - Fashion - Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Medieval |
| Dewey: NA |
| Series: Dover Fashion Coloring Book |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 8.06" W x 11.08" (0.41 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the humble garb of peasants to the elaborate styles of the nobility, this meticulously researched coloring book offers expertly rendered illustrations of medieval costumes. Both colorists and fashion devotees will adore these lovingly detailed images of lords and ladies decked in regal attire, pilgrims dressed for weeks of rough riding, crusader knights in chain mail armor, and much more. European fashions from the ninth through the fifteenth century appear in this comprehensive fashion retrospective. Forty-five ready-to-color illustrations portray people from every class of society, from farmers in plain tunics, aprons, and kirtles to courtiers in embroidered mantles and brocaded silk robes with fur-trimmed sleeves. Complete, fact-filled captions, in addition to an informative introduction, help make this volume an excellent resource for fashion historians and costume designers as well as a distinctive and entertaining coloring book. |