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  • A Short History of Costume & Armour

    Two Volumes Bound as One

    by Francis M. Kelly, Randolph Schwabe ...
    Series series Dover Fashion and Costumes
    This magnificent fashion history is a stylistic panorama that ranges from the Norman conquest to the early 19th century, focusing chiefly on armor, from the Crusades to the 17th century; clothing of the English upper classes, both sexes, 11th to 19th centuries; and accessories, including gloves, belts, corsets, shoes, and headgear. 342 black-and-white illustrations. ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Corsets and Codpieces

    A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era

    by Karen Bowman ...
    Have you ever wondered why we wear the type of clothes we do? Packed with outlandish outfits, this exciting history of fashion trends reveals the flamboyant fashions adopted (and discarded) by our ancestors.In the days before cosmetic surgery, people used bum rolls and bombastic breeches to augment their figures, painted their faces with poisonous concoctions, and doused themselves with scent to ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Dress design : an account of costume for artists & dressmakers

    by Talbot Hughes ...
    “Dress Design: An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers” by Talbot Hughes is a richly illustrated and expertly crafted guide that explores the history, structure, and artistic principles of costume and fashion design. Written by an accomplished artist and costume historian, this book provides deep insight into clothing styles from different historical periods while also teaching practical ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Old English Words and Terms

    A Glossary for Historians

    by Joy Bristow ...
    Researching local history can be absorbing but often key documents, such as Manorial and Estate papers and parish registers, are full of archaic or Latin words and phrases which need translation.Joy Bristow first compiled this Glossary from a collection of ancient words she drew up while studying for the Advanced Certificate in Local History at the University of Nottingham. Since then, she has ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Delphi Collected Works of Sabine Baring-Gould (Illustrated)

    by Sabine Baring-Gould, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 22 - Delphi Series Eleven
    The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould was a late Victorian novelist, antiquarian and eclectic scholar. He is remembered particularly as a writer of famous hymns, notably, ‘Onward, Christian Soldiers’. He was a prolific author of diverse subjects, producing over 200 books by the time of his death at the age of ninety. Among his most enduring works are his seminal ghost stories, revealing the author’s ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Common Stream

    by Rowland Parker ...
    This is the story of a village in East Anglia, astride its common stream - a saga of continuity and change which stretches back two thousand years. Rowland Parker tells the story of those who lived and died in the village, cutting out the familiar but domineering clamour of kings, prelates, politicians and absentee landowners. But since the common man leaves comparatively little trace, it took ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects

    by John Matusiak ...
    This seminal period of British history is a far-off world in which poverty, violence and superstition went hand-in-hand with opulence, religious virtue and a thriving cultural landscape, at once familiar and alien to the modern reader.John Matusiak sets out to shed new light on the lives and times of the Tudors by exploring the objects they left behind. Among them, a silver-gilt board badge ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Archery (History of Archery Series)

    by Louis William Maxson, Horace A. Ford ...
    This vintage book contains a detailed guide to archery, with information on the British Long-Bow, exercises that can improve archery skills, the history of archery, tools, proper use of a bow, and much more. Profusely illustrated and full of fascinating information, "The Archery" will be of considerable utility to those with a practical interest in the sport, and it is not to be missed by ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Textile Fabrics: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Church-vestments, Dresses, Silk Stuffs, Needlework and Tapestries, Forming that Section of the Museum

    by Daniel Rock ...
    Like every other specific collection of art labour among the several such brought together within these splendid halls of the South Kensington Museum, this extensive one made from woven stuffs, tapestry, and needlework, is meant to have, like them, its own peculiar useful purposes. Here, at a glance, may be read the history of the loom of various times and in many lands. Here may be seen a proof ... Read more

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  • Sketch-Books - The Collection

    by Hoffmann, Joseph Pike, D. S. Andrews, Dorothy E.G. Woollard, Walter M. Keesey, Douglas S. Andrews, Richard Pike, Robert J. S. Bertram, Fred Richards, Elizabeth Butler, John Nisbet, H. G. Hampton, Sam J. M. Brown, Frederick Carter, Lester G. Hornby, E.V. Cole, Eugène Béjot, W. J. Rolfe, George Eyre, Todd and Gordon Home, R.S. Austin, Herman Melville, Thomas Taylor ...
    Ampleforth College; A Sketch-Book by Joseph Pike Bath and Wells; A Sketch-Book by D. S. Andrews Bristol; A Sketch-Book by Dorothy E.G. Woollard Bruges; A Sketch-Book by Joseph Pike Cambridge; A Sketch Book by Walter M. Keesey Canterbury; A Sketch Book by Walter M. Keesey Cardiff; A Sketch-Book by Douglas S. Andrews Chester; A Sketch-Book by Joseph Pike Durham; A Sketch-Book by Robert J. S. Bertram ... Read more

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  • Folk Lore, Old Customs and Superstitions in Shakespeare Land

    by J. Harvey Bloom ...
    This vintage book contains a fascinating treatise on the customs and traditions of England, with information on its folklore, history, and more. From folk rhymes and funeral customs to brewing ale and the occult, this volume contains a wealth if information that will appeal to those with an interest in England and it's people. Contents include: "The Farmer and his Men", "Family Life: Marriage", ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • DRESS DESIGN

    : AN ACCOUNT OF COSTUME FOR ARTISTS & DRESSMAKERS WITH 35 PAGES OF HALF-TONE and 180 ILLUSTRATIONS

    by Talbot Hughes ...
    Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers by Talbot Hughes."The designing and making of Costume is a craft—sometimes artistic—with which we are all more or less concerned. It is also, in its own way, one of the living arts, that is, it is still carried forward experimentally by experts directly attached to the "business." It has not yet been subjected to rules of good taste ... Read more

    $2.78 CAD