An Elegant Art
Download or Read eBook An Elegant Art PDF written by Los Angeles County Museum of Art and published by Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; New York : H.N. Abrams. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
| Publisher | : Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; New York : H.N. Abrams |
| Total Pages | : 255 |
| Release | : 1983-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0875871119 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780875871110 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis An Elegant Art by : Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Book excerpt: "Close-up look at fashionable eighteenth-century society, in which ... dress was a symbol of social and political position. Seven American and British authorities on costume and textiles have written the book's ... essays on the elegant art of dress ... Fabrics and their manufacture are ... illustrated ... The book includes a catalogue of more than 400 objects from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ... the glossary's 270 terms ... an illustrated appendix on conservation ... 268 illustrations, including 58 plates in full color"--Dustjacket.
