Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey
By (Author) Alison Gernsheim
Dover Publications Inc.
Dover Publications Inc.
1st February 2000
1st February 2000
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History of art
History of design
391.00942
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 158mm, Height 234mm, Spine 15mm
365g
Description
A noted photohistorian documents bonnets, capes, frock coats, caps, shawls, bodices, and crinolines as people actually wore them from 1840 through 1914. More than 200 photos depict aristocrats and the middle class as well as Oscar Wilde, Lillie Langtry, Winston Churchill, Queen Victoria, and others. Commentary and annotations describe and identify the costumes.
Author Bio
A former commercial photographer, Helmut Gernsheim (1913-95) ranks among the most influential and prolific historians of photography. He virtually created the academic study of photography in the 1940s, carrying out extensive research and amassing a priceless collection of historical prints. His books remain authoritative resources on the development of photography.
