Mourning Dress (Routledge Revivals): A Costume and Social HistoryFirst published in 1983, Mourning Dress chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette from the middle ages to the present day, highlighting similarities and differences in practices between the different social strata. The result is a book which is not only of major importance to students of the history of dress but also to anyone who enjoys social history. |
Contents
The Function and Ritual of European Funerals | 1 |
The Social Status of Widows | 24 |
The Origins of Fashionable Mourning Dress up to 1600 | 37 |
Mourning Dress 16001700 | 64 |
Mourning Dress 17001800 | 77 |
Mourning Dress 18001910 | 89 |
Children and Mourning | 135 |
The Mourning Dress and Textile Industries | 157 |
The Colours of Mourning | 209 |
The Breakdown of Mourning Traditions Mourning Dress From 1910 | 225 |
A Selection of Popular Mourning Fabrics | 246 |
Periods of Mourning | 254 |
Notes | 257 |
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Mourning Jewellery | 185 |
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