A collection of the various styles of clothing which are presently worn in countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and the savage islands
Subtitle: all realistically depicted : 1562
By: Frannçois Deserps ; Sara Shannon, editor and translator ; introduction by Carol Urness.
Contributors: Shannon, Sara, 1967-; Urness, Carol Louise.; James Ford Bell Library.
Publisher: James Ford Bell Library; Distributed by the University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Henry -- IV, -- King of France, -- 1553-1610 -- Knowledge and learning; Costume -- History -- 16th century; Costume -- History -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Various styles of clothing.
Work titles: Recueil de la diversité des habits qui sont de present en usaige tant es pays d'Europe, Asie, Affrique et Illes sauvages.
Description: "In 1562, Francois Deserps published a book entitled, in English translation, "A Collection of the various styles of clothing which are presently worn in countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the savage islands, all realistically depicted." Based on the information that Deserps claimed to have received from travelers about the garments worn by people from distant lands, this collection has been called the earliest book published in France on ethnography and costume. It was originally intended to be read by children, specifically the eight-year-old Henry of Navarre, the future King Henry IV. In it, clerics, aristocrats, soldiers, peasants, men, women, and even a few monsters are pictured in 121 woodcut illustrations, each accompanied by four lines of verse describing some aspect of the person or clothing portrayed." "This beautifully produced facsimile edition includes full-color illustrations, translations of the verses and the original introductory material by Sara Shannon, and an introduction by Carol Urness, curator of the James Ford Bell Library, providing context on clothing and fashion of the sixteenth century."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Intended for the instruction of the young Henry of Navarre; cf. p. 14.

Includes bibliographical references.

English and French.