La mode illustrée : journal de la familie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Firmin-Didot (Firm), Publisher.

Foreign Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Standardized Title:

Mode illustrée.

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Costume--History--19th century--Sources--Periodicals.

Costume.

Fashion--History--19th century--Sources--Periodicals.

Fashion.

Genre:

Women's periodicals.

Physical Description:

1 v. (iv, 416 p., [52] leaves of col. plates) : ill. ; 38 cm.

Place of Publication:

Paris : Bureau de l'administration a la librarie de Firmin Didot Frères, fils et Cie, 56 rue Jacob, 1865.

Notes:

A weekly publication begun in 1860 illustrating and recording contemporary fashions in ladies and children's dress; each annual volume comprises the 52 weekly issues; includes [52] full hand colored "fashion" plates (issued as supplements) and numerous double page black and white detailed wood engraved drawings of sleeves, collars, hats, hairstyles and other aspects of 19th century dress and fashion; also contains suggestions and examples for needlework designs as well as other activities for ladies.

Contains issues no. 1-52 from the year 1865.

Includes [detailed] Tablé des mattéres (Table of Contents)

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Has single sheet inlay of scripture from Bible written in French.

Athenaeum copy: Dornsife/VSA.