Origin and Early History of the Fashion PlateNevinson, J. L. (John Lea)
History
Origin and Early History of the Fashion Plate
Nevinson, J. L. (John Lea)
Fashion -- History
[Footnote 33: EMILE MAGNE, _Images de Paris sous Louis XIV_
(1939). In this book, the social historian Dr. Magne devotes the
best part of a chapter to the _Mercure Galant_ and gives a listing
of all fashion articles up to 1700.]
[Footnote 34: See J. L. NEVINSON, “The ‘Mercury Gallant’ or
European Fashions in the 1670’s,” _Connoisseur_ (1955) vol. 136,
p. 87.]
[Footnote 35: See F. G. ROE, “Prints and Tinsel,” _Connoisseur_
(1932), vol. 89, p. 302.]
[Footnote 36: _The Cryes of the City of London, Drawne after the
Life_, delineated by M. Lauron, engraved by P. Tempest (London:
H. Overton, 1711).]
[Footnote 37: _A new Drawing book of Modes_, by Mons B. Picart
(printed for Richard Ware at the Bible & Sun in Amen Corner,
Warwick Lane, London; no date).]
[Footnote 38: R. COLAS, _Bibliographie du costume_ (1933), nos.
2502, 2503.]
[Footnote 39: G. PASTON, _Social Caricature in the 18th Century_
(1905), pl. facing p. 10.]
[Footnote 40: J. LE GROS, L’Art de la coiffure (1768). JAMES
STEWART, _Plocacosmos or the whole Art of Hairdressing_ (1782).]
[Footnote 41: C. L. REGNAULT DE SAVIGNY, _Les almanachs illustrées
du XVIIIme siècle_ (1909).]
[Footnote 42: Justus Möser of Osnabruck, a prolific writer in the
1770s, discussed, in his _Patriotische Fantasien_, not only
national dress but whether magazines should deal with ladies’
fashions.]
[Footnote 43: EVA BERGMAN, _Nationella Dräkten_ (Stockholm,
1938).]
[Footnote 44: J. C. RYGE, _Ideer til en national Smag i dansk
Klaederdragt_ (Copenhagen, 1827).]
[Footnote 45: GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVEUR, _Costume des Représentans
du peuple_ (Paris, 1795).]
[Footnote 46: H. LE BLANC, _The Art of Tying the Cravat_, 3rd ed.
(1828). _The whole Art of Dress_, by a Cavalry officer (1830).
Both of these small books contain fashion plates.]
[Footnote 47: VYVYAN HOLLAND, op. cit. (footnote 1), chap. 5 ff.
C. WILLETT CUNNINGTON, _English Women’s Clothing in the Nineteenth
Century_ (1937). JAMES LAVER, _Nineteenth Century Costume_ (1947).
C. H. GIBBS-SMITH, _The Fashionable Lady in the 19th Century_
(1960).]
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_Original Captions_
The text for figures 6 and 11-14 was printed as blocks of verse below
the illustration. The remaining text (figures 16-22, skipping 20) was
printed within the body of the illustration. As with all original
(pre-1967) text, the spelling, capitalization and punctuation are
unchanged.
Figure 6:
[_the word “bien” in the 4th line was printed as “biẽ” with a line
or “tilde” over the “e”_]
L’angloyse.
Ainsi vestue est une femme Angloise
Par le dessus son bonnet est fourré,
On la cognoist (biẽ qu’ aux lieux on ne voise)
Facilement à son bonnet carré.
Figure 11:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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