The First Book of Fashion: The Book of Clothes of Matthaeus and Veit Konrad Schwarz of Augsburg

Name: The First Book of Fashion: The Book of Clothes of Matthaeus and Veit Konrad Schwarz of Augsburg
Brand: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC
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Throughout history, dress has mesmerised with its power to charm and communicate identity and status. In this first English translation of an extraordinary historical document - the earliest known book of fashion - fashion? conscious Renaissance man Matth?us Schwarz and his son Veit Konrad chronicle their lives through the clothes they wore. Lavishly illustrated, the book recaptures the experience of sixteenth-century life through the rich intricacies of dress and its cultural meaning. The book unpicks the fabrics, cuts, colours and detail of these remarkable illustrations and their brilliant captions handwritten by Schwarz, arguably making him the first fashion blogger. Historians Ulinka Rublack and Maria Hayward bring the original manuscript to life with new, insightful commentaries alongside the original text, providing an unparalleled portrait of sixteenth-century dress and culture in context.

Product details

Edition:: 1
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 432
Publisher:: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC
Publication Date:: 2015-10-22
ISBN / EAN:: 9780857857682
Weight:: 1936 g
Dimensions:: 23/28/4 cm

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