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
List of Illustrations page | 11 |
Preface | 17 |
The social status of widows48 | 21 |
The origins offashionablemourning dress up to 1600 | 65 |
Mourning dress 17001800 | 106 |
Appendix Periods | 141 |
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