Racinet - Le Costume Historique. Cinq cents planches. Types principaux du vetement et de la parure - 1888

Very beautiful copy of Racinet's Historical Costume, well complete with the 6 in-quarto square volumes.

Estimated work for the remarkable iconography consisting of 500 plates, including 300 in color, gold and silver, and 200 in monochrome.

Decorative bindings from the period executed in half red morocco, with a spine featuring raised bands, decorated with gold tools, and gilded head.

Condition: In excellent condition, rare scuffs on the headbands of volume 1 and on some spines and edges. Interior pages are fresh and clean. Very beautiful plates without foxing.

A monumental enterprise lasting 12 years, 'The Historical Costume' represents the most comprehensive study ever published on the history of clothing, fashion, and style from the ancient world to the 19th century.

This famous work is particularly appreciated for Racinet's iconographic work and the quality of its chromolithographs.

Auguste Racinet

The Historical Costume. Five hundred plates, three hundred in gold and silver colors, and two hundred in monochrome. Main types of clothing and accessories closely related to those found inside dwellings across all times and peoples, with numerous details on furniture, weapons, everyday objects, means of transportation, etc.

Published collection under the direction of M.A. Racinet ... with explanatory notes, a general introduction, tables, and a glossary.

Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1888

t.1. Text. // t.2. pages 1-100. // t.3. pages 101 to 200 // t.4. pages 201 to 300 // t.5. pages 301 to 400 // t.6. pages 401 to 500

Small in-4 square of 22.5 x 21 cm.

Subject: Exceptional Racinet Costume History, 500 plates, Antiquity, Modern Times, Sociology.