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Fashion in the time of William Shakespeare

2014
"Explores the sartorial world of the late-16th century, why people wore the clothes they did, and how the dizzyingly eclectic range of fashions (including ruffs, rebatos and French farthingales) was transformed over time"--Back cover.

The shakers

history, culture, and craft
2015
Looks at the history of the shakers, their culture, and their craftsmanship.
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Fashion in the time of The great Gatsby

Contains color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations demonstrating the clothing styles sported by men and women in the 1920s.

Beauty and cosmetics, 1550-1950

2012
Text and illustrations provide a brief overview of some of the more unusual cosmetic practices used to achieve beauty from 1550 until 1950.
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