Author: BROOKE, IRIS
Title: English Costume in the Age of Elizabeth the Sixteenth Century
Description: London: A. & C. Black, 1950. Second Edition. Unknown Binding. Illustrated by Iris Brooke. Ex-Libris; B & W and Color; 6 14 x 9 1/2; 89 pages; Hard cover is orange with white lettering on spine. Previous owner's bookplate inside front board, along with small book store sticker. Orange and white endpapers. Pages are clean and tight. DJ has slight shelf wear, price clipped flap. Illustrated with 20+ pages of pictures, drawn by author, 5 of them color. 2d edition from 1950, originally printed in 1933. "...threads her way with skill through the intricacies and extravagance of the 16th century through the reigns of Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth, whose Courts were pageants of more lavish and magnificent display than any in our history. ". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: Costume Design; Costume History; Textile Art; Textile History; Clothing History; 16th Century English History; British History; Monarchs; Social History; Women/Womens' History Royalty Cultural History Education English/British History Antiques/Collectible