Dress in all its global diversity is the theme of this beautifully illustrated book. It brings together some 150 garments from East and West, from the tropics to the Arctic circle, from the plains of India to the mountain ranges of Montenegro. Many of the garments illustrated here were made for festivals, weddings and other ceremonies, and they display a breathtaking richness of detail - rows of ornamental buttons, embroidered borders, intricate pleating and stitching, flamboyant fringes and tassels - that makes them a source of inspiration for many of today's top designers.

Dress in Detail From Around the World

Arts & Photography

Wearden, Jennifer

Crill, Rosemary

Graphic Design

Victoria & Albert Museum

Gothic: Art for England 1400-1547 is the definitive catalogue to a major V&amp;A exhibition celebrating the glories of late medieval English art and architecture. It also provides a compelling introduction to the age, the only publication of such size and scope to cover this important period of English history.

Gothic: Art for England: 1400-1547

Williamson, Paul

Marks, Richard

History & Criticism

What do Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Prince Charles, and Boy George have in common? These and other sharply dressed, sexually secure, 21st-century men are incorporating skirts into their wardrobes. In this provocative, one-of-a-kind book, Andrew Bolton traces the warrior origins of kilts and sarongs and reveals how, far from feminizing men, skirts actually reinforce their virility. Some 150 photographs illustrate this colorful salute to the growing numbers of the few, if proud, men in skirts.

Bravehearts: Men in Skirts

BOLTON, Andrew

Presents an overview of Islamic art, featuring examples of paintings, ceramics, textiles, calligraphy, and other works from the collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Palace and Mosque: Islamic Art from the Middle East

Stanley, Tim

A showcase of book bindings, illuminated manuscripts, comics, and children's books found at London's National Art Library in the Victoria &amp; Albert Museum details a history of the styles, crafts, and technologies used in book design.

Art of the Book: From Medieval Manuscript to Graphic Novel

Bettley, James

Published on the centenary of Queen Victoria's death, this illustrated book is an opportunity to revisit the achievements of the Victorian period, putting aside the attitudes and judgements of the 20th century. The Victorians were expansive, ambitious, imaginative and confident. Makers of the modernworld, their extraordinary vision provoked revolutions in art and culture, in society, in science and industry, and in international trade. Their figurehead was Queen Victoria, whose coronation in 1838 heralded the most exciting period in modern history, when Britain emerged as a major imperial power trading nation. Exploring the essential characteristics of the Victorians, this book measures their achievements in all the many facetsof their turbulent society. At the same time, it highlightstheir willingness to face the many debates and divisions that fragmented their culture, and their attempts to come to terms with a new world order. Monarchy, family, Victoria's New Britain and the Gothic vision, sport, ships and trains, domestic life, death and religion, nature and landscape, interior decoration, the impact of world cultures and exoticism are all featured in this colourful snapshot of the Victorian vision of the world.

Victorians At Home and Abroad

Atterbury, Paul

Cooper, Suzanne Fagence

No Japanese artist is more famous or more beloved than the 19th-century master of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). Yet one important dimension of his work has never received the attention it merits-the fan print. This exquisitely illustrated volume celebrates the outstanding collection of Hiroshige fan prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the largest known holding of its kind in the world. 
Published here in its entirety for the first time, the Hiroshige collection at the V&amp;A consists of 126 vivid and varied fan prints, all of which are remarkable for their vibrant colors and striking design. Depicting courtesans in gorgeous costumes, domestic architecture, and rural scenes with flowers and birds, the prints offer compelling insights into Japanese life. Hiroshige's rich, poetic works are as captivating today as when they were first created; they will delight collectors, students of Japanese culture, and all lovers of Japanese art.

Hiroshige Fan Prints (Far Eastern Series)

Faulkner, Rupert

Noteworthy for its exceptionally clear, concise explanations of a complex subject, this guide to the full range of printmaking techniques describes how art prints are made and offers a brief history of the various processes, which fall into four categories: relief, intaglio, planographic, and stencil. The text also looks at papermaking, for its effect on the character of an impression, and explains how manual methods have evolved into more modern photomechanical techniques. Illustrated with examples from the superb collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and including a glossary of printmaking technology and abbreviations commonly found in inscriptions, this up-to-date guide will be of special interest to students and collectors.

Prints: Art and Techniques

Lambert, Susan

A journey through a colorful period in history presents life in the latter part of the nineteenth century, from the small innovations that began to transform domestic life to the huge societal shifts ignited by expanded rail and maritime travel, to the new trends in art and design fueled by access to Africa and the East.

Victorian Vision

MacKenzie, John

This exciting illustrated volume explodes the myth of the passive, corseted, and usually pious Victorian female and rebuilds our perception of the Victorian woman from the ground up, offering readers a detailed look at the first stirrings of modern feminism in an age of monumental social change. 
Through first-hand accounts, literary excerpts, insightful texts, and a rich selection of photographs, paintings, and commercial art from the era, The Victorian Woman explores themes of marriage, death and bereavement, the workplace, and sexuality. The personal stories in this appealing, well-priced book are of both individual struggle and collective progress, and are sure to inspire anyone interested in women’s issues and the history of the Victorian period.

Victorian Woman

History

Europe

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