Bibliograph

Dress in eighteenth-century Europe, 1715-1789, Aileen Ribeiro

Type

Label

Dress in eighteenth-century Europe, 1715-1789, Aileen Ribeiro

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-302) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dress in eighteenth-century Europe, 1715-1789

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

48263651

Responsibility statement

Aileen Ribeiro

Summary

In this beautiful book, Aileen Ribeiro surveys the clothing worn by the middle and upper classes throughout Europe in the eighteenth century and discusses what this meant in terms of social definition and identity. Ribeiro, one of the world's premier historians of dress, also looks at such subjects as developments in retailing and distribution, etiquette, the rise of the dress designer and couturier, the evolution of ready-made clothes, fancy dress and the masquerade. This new edition updates the text and bibliographical material in the previous highly acclaimed volume and adds many new, full-colour illustrations. Book jacket

Table Of Contents

The Dominance of France: 1715-1740 -- Getting and Spending -- Wider Europe -- The Triumph of the Rococo: 1740-1770 -- Dress and Etiquette -- Frivolity and Freedom: 1770-1789 -- Fantasy and Fancy Dress -- A Note on European Currencies in the Eighteenth Century -- A Chronology of Significant Events in Politics and Culture, 1713-1789

Classification

Creator