Auguste Racinet, The Costume History - Reviews
"Auguste Racinet: The Complete Costume History is a reissue of a remarkable world history of fashion and style from ancient times to about 1888, when the book was last published in six volumes and almost 500 plates."The Washington Post, WashingtonUnited States |
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"The Complete Costume History reproduces August Racinet`s colossal 1888 study of the evolution of style from antiquity to the late 19th century. Ah, the pigaches…the wimples…the snoods!"W, New YorkUnited States |
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"It is a wonderful facsimile - factually as inaccurate as the Bible, but a perfect encyclopaedia of what painters two centuries ago assumed to be the correct costume for their history paintings."Brian Sewell, Evening Standard, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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"Magnifique promenade dans l'histoire du costume et de l'habillement (...) une somme poétique aux couleurs du siècle passé"Marie-Claire, ParisFrance |
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"Auf 500 farbigen Tafeln präsentierte der Pariser Kunstgewerbe-Zeichner Racinet (1825-1893) eine Gesamtdarstellung historischer Kleidung, deren inhaltliche Spannbreite bis heute unübertroffen ist. Eine wahre Völkerparade aus allen Zeiten und Regionen, von alten ägyptischen Kampfrüstungen bis hin zu den opulenten, aufdringlich dekorierten Kleidern des französischne Rokkoko. Ein Bilderbuch für Erwachsene, das besonders durch die Erläuterungen Racinets besticht. Ein Prachtband für Modeliebhaber"Brigitte, HamburgGermany |
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"After examining this beautiful reproduction of a text originally written by Auguste Racinet and published in 19th century France-bursting with colorful pages documenting what might have hung in the closets of Nefertiti, King Charlemagne, or the Empress Josephine - you might not be able to resist."House Beautiful, New YorkUnited States |
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"Costume History is a handsome extravagance and an ideal present for the interested reader."House & Garden, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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"The essential volume for anyone interested in dress."The Sunday Times Culture, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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 Auguste Racinet, The Costume History
Tétart-Vittu, Francoise / Haslam & Whiteway Ltd
Hardcover, 23.9 x 33.4 cm (9.4 x 13.1 in.), 416 pages $ 39.99 |
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