A wealthy Anglo-Italian connoisseur devoted to the nineteenth-century struggle for Italian unification; Frederick Stibbert amassed an extensive collection of arms; armor; and costume mdash; which today can be found in the Tuscan museum bearing his name. During the years in which he built up the museums collection; he examined countless illuminated manuscripts; ancient documents; frescoes; paintings; and other records of armor and dress.The illustrations in this book; based on exceptional drawings by Stibbert himself and engraved by leading craftsmen of the day; reveal a remarkable panorama of European costume history. The volume contains 217 handsome plates depicting nearly 1;000 individual figures and their accessories; all scrupulously accurate and rendered in meticulous detail. Here are excellent illustrations of priests; warriors; Roman citizens; and women of ancient Britain; the German Emperor Otto and his wife; French monarchs and Scottish kings; jousting English knights of the thirteenth century; fifteenth-century Italian gentlewomen; elaborately coiffed ladies from the court of Versailles; and much more. Captions give the origins of the armor and dress; the sources of the drawings; precise descriptions of each item represented; and explanations of the function and manner of wearing armor.This extraordinary work has wide appeal: fashion historians will be attracted by its scrupulous accuracy and the authenticity of the garments; the royalty-free illustrations will be prized by artists and illustrators; and the handsome engravings and informative captions will entertain and instruct readers interested in the history of costume.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great introduction book for solar sketchingBy John M.Great introduction book for solar sketching.I liked the variety of sketches done by all four authors. and the different mediums they use (pencils. inks. pastels and charcoal). There are over 400 figures of images. photos and sketches in the book concerning all features seen on the Sun (filaments. flares. sunspots etc..) - so. enough to choose from for the correct style that might suit you (areas such as filters. papers and observing form templates are very helpful also). Quality of the papers pages is quite good. and the satin finish to them highlights the sketches. images and photos even more. Whether youre new to sketching. or well advanced. this book about drawing features on the Sun is a must have.Five stars to the authors.
