Mourning Dress (Routledge Revivals): A Costume and Social History - Softcover

Taylor, Lou

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415556546 ISBN 13: 9780415556545

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

First published in 1983, Mourning Dress chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette from the Middle Ages to the present day, highlighting similarities and differences in practices between the different social strata. The result is a book which is not only of major importance to students of the history of dress but also to anyone who enjoys social history.

About this title

About the Author:

University of Brighton, UK

Review:

'What mourning garb has been, and not only for widows but for widowers too, and for children and grandchildren and siblings and servants and subjects, is set out in engrossing historical detail in Lou Taylor's survey of Mourning Dress, a book at once scholarly and delightful.' - Country Life

'The time is ripe for Lou Taylor's fascinating and discerning study of a subject now in the realm of history.' - Daily Telegraph

'A most valuable addition to the available literature on the history of costume and textiles. It provides the fullest account of its subject, and benefits greatly from the author's treatment of costume as a facet of  social history and her wide choice of comparisons from different cultures.' - Journal of Textile History

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0415556546
• ISBN 13: 9780415556545
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 332