MEDIEVAL COSTUME AND FASHION

The pomp and pageantry, as well as the tenor of everyday life in the Middle Ages, come brilliantly to life in this superb, comprehen sive study of European clothing styles. Part of a multi-volume history of fashion by noted British fashion historian Herbert Norris, this remarkable work not only describes the broad range of clothing worn by all classes of society during the medieval period, but also provides a fascinating view of medieval art and culture, history, and the lives and customs of lords and ladies as well as ordi nary folk...[Llegir més]