Auguste Racinet: The Costume History
Product ID: 54556400
🌍Global coverage from antiquity to 19th century
🎨Exquisite full-color illustrations
📚6 volumes of timeless costume history
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🎩 Unlock the world’s sartorial secrets—wear history like never before!
Auguste Racinet’s The Costume History is a six-volume reprint of the definitive 19th-century study on global fashion evolution, featuring precise, hand-colored illustrations and insightful commentary. This TASCHEN edition offers an unparalleled resource for professionals and enthusiasts seeking detailed historical costume knowledge and inspiration.
| Best Sellers Rank | 91,155 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 100 in Fashion History 273 in Fashion Design 421 in Antiques & Collectables (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 738 Reviews |
S**A
Great book about fashion
I'm a fashion designer, so I found this book very useful and informative. Excellent design and high publishing quality.
M**8
Great reference for enthusiasts
Bought for a fan. Great detailed book, coloured illustrations were good.
L**R
Tachen Complete Costume History.
A small compact version of this magnificent book with sketches of costume throughout history and around the world. I love it.
V**L
Well put together
A beautiful book, Bought for a friend studying fashion through the ages.
M**A
Lovely informative book
Bought this also for my daughter who loves fashion and history of fabrics etc. She loves it
S**.
Absolutely Stunning Book
Absolutely Stunning !!! Beautifully illustrated,
E**E
Just ok
All a bit small..
C**Y
Utterly beautiful
some simply lovely illustrations and a helpful series of terms to help you navigate the changes in fashion through the ages.
C**N
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History (Bibliotheca Universalis)
The book is quite heavy for it's medium size. Page after page of glorious, colorful images, some in black and white. A treasure trove of history. Just by learning the period costumes one can guesstimate the era. A great addition to any library!
S**E
Straordinario!
A vederlo in foto sembrerebbe più grande di quello che effettivamente è, invece è un volume di media misura e abbastanza compatto e corposo. Il contenuto è straordinario... illustrazioni di antichi costumi che spaziano tra le varie epoche e nazioni, dalla Francia all'Italia sino ad arrivare in Africa, Oriente ed Estremo oriente, Polonia, Olanda, Germania, India con raffigurazioni di vari tipi di abiti in base anche alle classi sociali. A questo si aggiungono anche le ambientazioni, gli accessori, scarpe, decori, tessuti, qualche ambiente, armi e armature, ornamenti. Davvero un ottimo testo che non appena ho acquistato ho già subito trovato utilissimo nel mio lavoro per le mie illustrazioni infatti è sempre aperto lì sul tavolo pronto per un'immediata consultazione. Bellissima la sovracopertina anche... molto elegante e i colori delle illustrazioni sono davvero bellissimi. Davvero consigliato! La spedizione è stata veloce e impeccabile, arrivato in pochissimo tempo, davvero soddisfatta :)
M**O
VERY generous edition.
VERY generous edition.
M**A
Buena calidad
Es pequeño pero la calidad es muy buena
S**A
Excelente
Excelente
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