The complete costume dictionary /

The complete costume dictionary /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lewandowski, Elizabeth J., 1960-
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 579 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Clothing and dress -- Dictionaries. Clothing and dress. Electronic books. Dictionaries.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11150357

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ISBN:	0810877856 9780810877856 9780810840041 0810840049 9781280658518 1280658517 9786613635440 6613635448
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"While there are costume and fashion dictionaries tied to specific countries or periods, none have been comprehensive. In The Complete Costume Dictionary, Elizabeth Lewandowski has collected from a variety of sources--including costume history texts, journal articles, historical publications, autobiographies, biographies, foreign language dictionaries, and contemporary publications--to create a resource that spans the globe, from the earliest record of fashion to the 21st century. Including more than 20,000 fashion and costume terms, this volume also features more than 300 illustrations. The first section of the book is an alphabetical listing of these words with their definitions, period, and country of origin. This volume also contains appendixes that list the terms by country of origin, period, and type of clothing. The book is not limited to the Western World and includes both archaic and current terms. Significantly greater in scope than anything currently available--online or in print--this one-of-a-kind publication is an invaluable resource for costume and fashion historians, textile preservationists, period re-enactors, and history and theatre scholars, as well as theatre professionals."--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Lewandowski, Elizabeth J., 1960- Complete costume dictionary. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Inc., ©2011 9780810840041
Standard no.:	ebc889513

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Dictionary
Appendix A. Garment types
Appendix B. Garment by country
Appendix C. Garment types by era.