This book traces the evolution of wearing apparel in Western Europe, illustrated with b&w paintings and drawings. A section on costume patterns will be useful to community theater groups and pagea
The focus is on the fashions of the day and knightly armor, mostly in Britain, between the Crusades and the end of the French Revolution. Line drawings and reproductions of contemporary art accompany
Cecchetti (1850-1928) performed and taught in Russia and with Diaghilev's troupe. Assisted by of one of Cecchetti's star pupils, Stanislas Idzikowski, Cyril Beaumont codified Cecchetti's program for
