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Dressed to Rule / Philip Mansel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mansel, Philip, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Courts and courtiers--Clothing.
- Courts and courtiers.
- Kings and rulers--Clothing.
- Kings and rulers.
- Europe--Court and courtiers--Clothing.
- Europe.
- Great Britain--Court and courtiers--Clothing.
- Great Britain.
- France--Court and courtiers--Clothing.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2005]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Throughout history rulers have used clothes as a form of legitimization and propaganda. While palaces, pictures, and jewels might reflect the choice of a monarch's predecessors or advisers, clothes reflected the preferences of the monarch himself. Being both personal and visible, the right costume at the right time could transform and define a monarch's reputation. Many royal leaders have known this, from Louis XIV to Catherine the Great and from Napoleon I to Princess Diana.This intriguing book explores how rulers have sought to control their image through their appearance. Mansel shows how individual styles of dress throw light on the personalities of particular monarchs, on their court system, and on their ambitions. The book looks also at the economics of the costume industry, at patronage, at the etiquette involved in mourning dress, and at the act of dressing itself. Fascinating glimpses into the lives of European monarchs and contemporary potentates reveal the intimate connection between power and the way it is packaged.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: The Power of Clothes
- 1. Splendour
- 2. Service
- 3. Identity
- 4. Revolutions
- 5. The Age of Gold
- 6. Empires
- Note s
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780300177138
- 0300177135
- OCLC:
- 953661031
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