Bags
Subtitle: Tassen = Bolsos = Sacs : a selection from the Museum of Bags and Purses, Amsterdam
By: Sigrid Ivo
Publisher: Pepin Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9789054961437
Subjects: Handbags; Pictorial works; History; Sacs à main; Ouvrages illustrés; Histoire
Other titles: Tassen; Bolsos; Sacs
Description: "BAGS offer you a unique overview of the most important bags in the collection of the Museum of Bags and Purses. The book covers the history of the bag and its uses over the last 500 years, encompassing pouches, wallets, chatelaines, reticules, travel bags, minaudières, vanity cases, evening bags and well-known designer bags and It-bags. Read about Madonna's bag, the cupcake bag featured in the well-known film Sex and The City, and learn why the Kelly bag will continue to be timeless. Over the centuries, the bag has been influenced by trends in fashion, design and art, as well as by socio-cultural developments and the emancipation of women. BAGS presents the bag in all its diversity regarding its use, forms, materials and adornments. That's why it's a must for enthusiasts and professionals alike. The Museum of Bags and Purses is the biggest bag museum in the world and puts the history of the bag on display, from the late Middle Ages up to the present."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 384).

Parallel text in English, Dutch, French and Spanish. Color illustrations described only in English.
Table of contents: title: 500 years of bags; title: Early bags and purses; title: Letter cases and wallets; title: Chatelaines; title: Framed bags; title: Pockets; title: Reticules and needlework bags; title: Coin purses; title: Souvenirs; title: Suitcases and travel bags; title: Handbags; title: Decoration; title: Vanity cases and minaudières; title: Evening bags; title: New materials; title: Tortoiseshell, ivory and imitations; title: Special kinds of leather; title: Plant-derived materials; title: Beadwork; title: Petit-point, lace and cloth; title: Metal and ring mesh; title: Plastic; title: Unusual models; title: Designer bags; title: Contemporary designs.