Racinet. Le Costume Historique [French]

by Auguste Racinet and Françoise Tetart-Vittu

Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet's Le Costume Historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. This TASCHEN reprint presents Racinet's exquisitely precise color illustrations, as well...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: French
• ISBN: 3836559552
• ISBN13: 9783836559553
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.2" x 8.2"