Dress design $b: an account of costume for artists & dressmakers

Name: Dress design $b: an account of costume for artists & dressmakers
Author: Hughes, Talbot

Hughes, Talbot

Clothing and dress; Clothing and dress -- Great Britain

WRITING AND ILLUMINATING & LETTERING. By EDWARD JOHNSTON. _Tenth
Edition._ 227 illustrations and diagrams by the Author and NOEL ROOKE, 8
pp. of examples in red and black, 24 pp. of collotype reproductions, 512
pp. Small Crown 8vo. 8_s._ 6_d._ net.

    Extract from _The Athenæum_:

    "... This book belongs to that extremely rare class in which every
    line bears the impress of complete mastery of the subject. We
    congratulate Mr. Johnston on having produced a work at once original
    and complete."


BOOKBINDING AND THE CARE OF BOOKS. By DOUGLAS COCKERELL. _Fourth
Edition._ 122 drawings by NOEL ROOKE, 8 pages collotype reproductions.
Small Crown 8vo, 352 pp. 7_s._ 6_d._ net.

    Extract from _The Times_:

    "... A capital proof of the reasoned thoroughness in workmanship,
    which is the first article in the creed of those who ... are
    attempting to carry into practice the industrial teaching of Ruskin
    and William Morris."

SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, LIMITED




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Transcriber's note:

The following printer's errors were corrected in the text:

   PLATE XI                                                    "    122
     Sixteen Leather Boots and Shoes, between 1535 and 1850.
       Original had "1630" instead of "1535"

   PLATE XXI                                                   "    202
     Twenty-three Boots and Shoes, from 1800 to 1875.
       Original had "Twenty-two"

  _C._ Braided Suit, 1670-90.
    Original had "1695-90"

  _C._ Dress of Spotted, 1795-1808.
    Original had "Stockingette"

  _A._ Morning Coat of Chintz, 1825-45.
    Original had "Chintze"

  The bodice, Fig A, Plate X (see p. 119),
    Original had "see p. 292"

  _Sleeve_
    Original had "Sleev"

  PATTERN 53.
    Original had "PATTEEN"

  Pattern 55, page 339:--
    Dress, Fig. _C_, Plate XXV.
      Original had "G"

  Pattern 58, page 342:--
    Dress, Fig. _C_, Plate XXIX.
      Original had "G"

The following inconsistencies are retained as printed:

  Plate VII, c. Black Silk Jerkin.
    Illustration caption has 1640-60,
    list of illustrations has 1640-50.

  Plate IX, a. Lady's Embroidered Silk Jacket.
    Illustration caption has 1605-30,
    list of illustrations has 1605-20.

  Plate XV, c. Embroidered Velvet Coat.
    Illustration caption has 1755-75,
    list of illustrations has 1753-75.

  Plate XX, b. Nine Aprons.
    Illustration caption has 1850,
    list of illustrations has 1750.

  The scarves worn round the body
  of the 17th century cavaliers were from 2 feet 3 inches wide to 3 feet 6
  inches, and from 8 feet 6 inches to 7 feet in length.
    Second range is inconsistent as printed.

  Plate XXXIII, c. Silk Coat and Skirt.
    Illustration caption has 1855-65,
    list of illustrations has 1855-56.

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Dress design $b: an account of costume for artists & dressmakers

Hughes, Talbot

Clothing and dress; Clothing and dress -- Great Britain

WRITING AND ILLUMINATING & LETTERING. By EDWARD JOHNSTON. _Tenth
Edition._ 227 illustrations and diagrams by the Author and NOEL ROOKE, 8
pp. of examples in red and black, 24 pp. of collotype reproductions, 512
pp. Small Crown 8vo. 8_s._ 6_d._ net.

    Extract from _The Athenæum_:

    "... This book belongs to that extremely rare class in which every
    line bears the impress of complete mastery of the subject. We
    congratulate Mr. Johnston on having produced a work at once original
    and complete."


BOOKBINDING AND THE CARE OF BOOKS. By DOUGLAS COCKERELL. _Fourth
Edition._ 122 drawings by NOEL ROOKE, 8 pages collotype reproductions.
Small Crown 8vo, 352 pp. 7_s._ 6_d._ net.

    Extract from _The Times_:

    "... A capital proof of the reasoned thoroughness in workmanship,
    which is the first article in the creed of those who ... are
    attempting to carry into practice the industrial teaching of Ruskin
    and William Morris."

SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, LIMITED




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Transcriber's note:

The following printer's errors were corrected in the text:

   PLATE XI                                                    "    122
     Sixteen Leather Boots and Shoes, between 1535 and 1850.
       Original had "1630" instead of "1535"

   PLATE XXI                                                   "    202
     Twenty-three Boots and Shoes, from 1800 to 1875.
       Original had "Twenty-two"

  _C._ Braided Suit, 1670-90.
    Original had "1695-90"

  _C._ Dress of Spotted, 1795-1808.
    Original had "Stockingette"

  _A._ Morning Coat of Chintz, 1825-45.
    Original had "Chintze"

  The bodice, Fig A, Plate X (see p. 119),
    Original had "see p. 292"

  _Sleeve_
    Original had "Sleev"

  PATTERN 53.
    Original had "PATTEEN"

  Pattern 55, page 339:--
    Dress, Fig. _C_, Plate XXV.
      Original had "G"

  Pattern 58, page 342:--
    Dress, Fig. _C_, Plate XXIX.
      Original had "G"

The following inconsistencies are retained as printed:

  Plate VII, c. Black Silk Jerkin.
    Illustration caption has 1640-60,
    list of illustrations has 1640-50.

  Plate IX, a. Lady's Embroidered Silk Jacket.
    Illustration caption has 1605-30,
    list of illustrations has 1605-20.

  Plate XV, c. Embroidered Velvet Coat.
    Illustration caption has 1755-75,
    list of illustrations has 1753-75.

  Plate XX, b. Nine Aprons.
    Illustration caption has 1850,
    list of illustrations has 1750.

  The scarves worn round the body
  of the 17th century cavaliers were from 2 feet 3 inches wide to 3 feet 6
  inches, and from 8 feet 6 inches to 7 feet in length.
    Second range is inconsistent as printed.

  Plate XXXIII, c. Silk Coat and Skirt.
    Illustration caption has 1855-65,
    list of illustrations has 1855-56.

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Dress design $b: an account of costume for artists & dressmakers

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