 Title: Zur Geschichte der Costume.
Seller ID: 718
Folio, circa 1880, hand-coloured cover and 50 double-page hand coloured plates (each double-plate with 4 distinct groups of costumed figures, for a total of 500 costume designs), cloth-backed pictorial boards. The "History of Costume" or "Zur Geschichte der Kostüme" was printed from 1861 to 1880 in Munich by the publishing firm of Braun and Schneider. It was originally published as individual plates in a German magazine titled "Münchener Bilderbogen". Later, these plates were collected and bound into book form. These plates consisted of historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th century. This book is an excellent source for students who are studying the history of fashion and for costume designers. Binding is in very good shape, slightly darkened, small price sticker at bottom, small faint booksellers stamp bottom cover and front endpaper, some marking to back board. Page block loosened slightly in spine. Interior excellent with no markings at all, pages quite fresh, sharp corners, very clean. The quality of the colouring is top notch, the colours are vivid and bright. A beautiful collection. E-mail for more pictures.
Hand-Coloured, Hand-Colored, Diez, Fröhlich, Häberlin, Heil, Müller, Rothbarth, Watter,Münchener Bilderbogen
Price =
1165.63 USD |
