Thomas Hope Costumes Of The Ancients
Costumes of the Greeks and Romans (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
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From headdresses to sandals, from warrior's armor to priestess's robes, the authentic costumes of people from all walks of life in the Roman and Greek civilizations are here pictured comprehensively and clearly. Three hundred finely drawn, detailed engravings (containing over 700 illustrations) show just what was worn by the poets, philosophers, priests and priestesses, peasants, Bacchanalians, emperors, generals, Amazons, and virgins of a bygone age.Carefully copied from ancient vases and statuary by Thomas Hope (1770–1831), a British collector and designer, these engravings combine an unusual clarity of style with unquestioned authenticity. Their range, too, is unusually great, for besides the many plates on the costumes of the Greeks and Romans, there are representative illustrations of the typical dress of such other civilizations as the Phrygian, Egyptian, Parthian, Etruscan, and Persian.In addition, scores of engravings are devoted to such now-forgotten objects as ancient musical instruments (the lyre, double flute, pipes of Pan, etc.), Bacchanalian implements, articles of furniture, women's trinkets and jewelry, sarcophagi, altars, and other adjuncts to ancient life.Such comprehensiveness makes this book indispensable to costume designers, stage fitters, and producers of classic plays, students of fashion design, and others interested in ancient costumes. The material included here is covered in no ordinary history, and only here can the interested reader discover just how the draping of the Greek robe was achieved, or what was worn at festivals and funerals by the various classes.Art directors, advertising managers, and others on the lookout for unusual and eye-catching illustrations will also treasure this collection. All of the engravings are royalty free and may be used in any way, whether as striking contrasts to modern styles in dress, jewelry, or furniture; for historical perspective; for mood pieces;... [Read More]
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Costume of the ancients Vol 1 (History of Fashion Book 6)
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The little ardour hitherto evinced among us in the pursuit of historical painting, may be partly attributed to the slender prospect which the artist has, of being ade- quately rewarded for so laborious and so difficult a pro- duction of the human intellect and hand, as an excellent historical picture. Of the more ordinary incidents of common nature, of the more humble forms of familiar life, every detail every where obtrudes itself spontaneously on the eye even of the unobserving multitude ; and therefore, in all times and places, every individual is more or less enabled to judge, in how far those homely models have been successfully transferred to the canvass ; and in all times and places, many will be found, desirous to possess and inclined to purchase the faithful representa- tions of these trivial originals, however easily produced. Landscapes and low-life groupes will every where meet a ready sale. But of the more elevated and striking events and per- sonages, only recorded in the page of the historian, or in the song of the poet, the more minute particulars are only thoroughly imprinted in the memory of a few more enlightened individuals. Vol 1 of 2Originally Published in 1809
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Costume of the Ancients, Intwo Volumes; a New Edition Enlarged
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Costume of the ancients Vol 2 (History of Fashion Book 7)
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The little ardour hitherto evinced among us in the pursuit of historical painting, may be partly attributed to the slender prospect which the artist has, of being ade- quately rewarded for so laborious and so difficult a pro- duction of the human intellect and hand, as an excellent historical picture. Of the more ordinary incidents of common nature, of the more humble forms of familiar life, every detail every where obtrudes itself spontaneously on the eye even of the unobserving multitude ; and therefore, in all times and places, every individual is more or less enabled to judge, in how far those homely models have been successfully transferred to the canvass ; and in all times and places, many will be found, desirous to possess and inclined to purchase the faithful representa- tions of these trivial originals, however easily produced. Landscapes and low-life groupes will every where meet a ready sale. But of the more elevated and striking events and per- sonages, only recorded in the page of the historian, or in the song of the poet, the more minute particulars are only thoroughly imprinted in the memory of a few more enlightened individuals. Vol 2 of 2Originally Published in 1809
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Costume Of The Ancients
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Costume of the Ancients; Volume 2
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Costume of the Ancient [2 Volumes]
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The Costume of the Ancients. In Two Volumes.-Vol. II, pp. 156-312
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About the Book Drama texts refer to the mode of fiction represented in the performance of a play in a theater, on radio or on television. Drama is viewed as a genre of poetry, with the dramatic mode being contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (335 BC). The term "drama" itself derives from the Greek word meaning "action”. In the English language the word "play" or "game" was a standard term used to describe drama until William Shakespeare's time. The enactment of drama in a theater, performed by actors on a stage before an audience is often combined with music and dance. In opera, the drama is generally sung throughout, whilst in musicals it includes both spoken dialogue and songs.Also in this Book Collections of American literature are anthologies that have been compiled in order to demonstrate the works of a number of American authors. During the 19th century there was a blossoming of US literature, including writers, poets and works such as: Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter; Herman Melville, Moby-Dick and Billy Budd; Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson; Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer; Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady; and Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, Theodore Dreiser, and Jack London. And in this Book In historical fiction the plot is set in the past, and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the period portrayed. Some authors choose to include famous historical figures in their fictional plots, so that audiences can imagine how those individuals might have responded to the plots and environments established by the author. The Western literary component of this genre is founded in the early 19th century works of such authors as Sir Walter Scott, Honoré de Balzac, James Fenimore Cooper, and Leo Tolstoy.About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books ... [Read More]
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Costume of the ancients Volume 1
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Costumes of the Greeks and Romans (Formally Titled: Costume of the Ancients). Two Volumes Bound as One
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