num_pages: 272
description: This magnificent fashion history is a stylistic panorama that ranges from the Norman conquest to the early 19th century focusing chiefly on armor from the Crusades to the 17th century; clothing of the English upper classes both sexes 11th to 19th centuries; and accessories including gloves belts corsets shoes and headgear. 342 black-and-white illustrations.
language: English
title: A Short History of Costume & Armour: Two Volumes Bound as One
publisher: Dover Publications