A complete view of the dress and habits of the people of England : from the establishment of the Saxons in Britain to the present time : illustrated by engravings taken from the most authentic remains of antiquity : to which is prefixed an introduction, containing a general description of the ancient habits in use among mankind, from the earliest period of time to the conclusion of the seventh century / by Joseph Strutt.
Edition:
A new and improved edition with critical and explanatory notes by J.R. Planché, Esq. F.S.A., author of The history of British costume, etc.
Published / Created:
London : Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, MDCCCXLII [1842][London] : G. Norman, printer, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, [1842]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 38 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsGT730 .S77 1842+ Copy 1 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionRare Books and ManuscriptsGT730 .S77 1842+ Copy 2 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
153 plates reproducing portraits of English personages from illuminated manuscripts in the British Museum and the Bodleian Library. First published 1796-1799.Plates are not bound in the order in which they are numbered.Colas, R. Bibliographie générale du costume et de la mode, 2825Brunet, J.-C. Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres (5e éd.), v. 5, 566Kunstbibliothek (Berlin, Germany). Katalog der Lipperheideschen Kostümbibliothek (2. Aufl.), Gca14BAC: British Art Center copy 1 bound in original olive green half morocco with marbled boards. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Salvin and Anne Andrews Nesfield.BAC: British Art Center copy 2 bound in original brown half morocco with marbled boards. Bookplate: James Frothingham Hunnewell.
Subject Terms:
Clothing and dress -- Great Britain -- History. | Costume -- Great Britain -- History. | Hunnewell, James Frothingham -- Bookplate. | Nesfield, Anne Andres -- Bookplate. | Salvin, Anthony -- Bookplate.