Royal dress : the image and the reality 1580 to the present day
Cumming, Valerie1989
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This book assesses the importance of clothing to the image of kings, queens and their courtiers, and indicates why the appearance of these individuals must always be distinct and regulated. It looks at figures who have used dress to their advantage, and also at those who have failed to do so.
Main title:
Royal dress : the image and the reality 1580 to the present day / Valerie Cumming.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Batsford, 1989.
Collation:
223p. : ill., ports.(some col.) ; 26cm.
ISBN:
9780713444872
Dewey class:
391.0220941
Local class:
N
Language:
English
BRN:
110182