In this important work an attempt is made to trace the origin and development of all the chief phases of English Costume from prehistoric times down to the end of the eighteenth century. Illuminated MSS., sepulchral effigies, monumental brasses, ancient statuary, mediæval wills, inventories, and the contents of the chief museums, are the authorities upon which the author has relied in his attempts to get at the actual facts about this interesting subject. The result is a volume containing a large amount of original and valuable information. The book is primarily intended for the use of the antiquary and the artist, but the accurate and precise information which it gives, and the abundant illustrations and diagrams with which the text is interspersed, can hardly fail to make “English Costume” a valuable hand-book for the promoters of historical pageants and theatrical representations.
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SCHOOLS IN MEDIÆVAL ENGLAND. By A. F. LEACH
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