Tartan: The Highland Habit

by Hugh Cheape

Book Overview

Hugh Cheape, curator of modern Scottish history at the National Museums of Scotland, takes the story of tartan from the medieval love of display to the Victorian invention of exclusive clan identity. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 094863670X
• ISBN13: 9780948636707
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: National Museums of Scotland
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

The truth about Tartan

This profusely illustrated little book is an excellent primer on the history of tartan from Roman times to the present. Of particular value are the illustrations and portraits of how tartan garments were worn in times past. Kilts, for instance, are fairly modern. There are also illustrations of women, who are often neglected in books about tartan. You won't find any myths here. The author is careful to show examples of everything he writes about, from the simple scrap of shepherd's plaid found in a Roman excavation, to the London Jacobite all dressed in tartan knee breaches, weskit, and coat. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the history of this remarkable fabric