Lucy Barton, Historic Costume for the Stage, with 600 drawings by David Sarvis, London, Adam & Charles Black Ltd., 1961 revision (with added material) of 1935 book. Navy blue cloth hc with gold lettering on spine, publisher seal imprinted on back, x, 610 pp with index and bibliography, top edges green, bw drawings, color frontispiece; green paper DJ with red and black lettering. Written for the stage, this book of historical costume details would be useful for re-enactors as well. Topics include Egyptian, Greek, Biblical, Roman, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Elizabethan, Commonwealth, Restoration, Georgian, Empire... and New Century. A final chapter gives tips for the costumer, or "construction of costume."
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