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The Modern Venus : Dress, Underwear and Accessories in the late 18th-Century Atlantic World / Elisabeth Gernerd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gernerd, Elisabeth, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women's clothing--Atlantic Ocean Region--History--18th century.
- Women's clothing.
- Clothing and dress--Social aspects--18th century.
- Clothing and dress.
- Foundation garments.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023.
- System Details:
- text file HTML
- Notes:
- List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Fashioning the Modern Venus 1. Head First: Brimmed Hats and Calashes on the Tides of Fashion 2. 'Let Us Examine Their Tails': The Material and Satirical Lifecycles of Cork Rumps and Bums 3. By Hand: Silk and Fur Muffs 4. Tight Lacing: The Motifs and Materiality of Stays Conclusion: 'The Fickle Goddess' Bibliography Index
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- ISBN:
- 9781350293410
- 1350293415
- Publisher Number:
- 99994964763
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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