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Dress in France in the Eighteenth Century (Hardcover)

by Madeleine Delpierre (Author), Caroline Beamish (Translator) "IN SPITE OF SOME temporary excesses, exceptions perhaps that prove the rule, dress in eighteenth-century France achieved an extraordinary and sustained elegance..." (more)
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Book Description
This charming book examines European dress as it evolved in eighteenth-century France, the country which (with occasional challenges from Britain) had already established itself as the arbiter of fashionable taste in this most elegant of eras.

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press; English Ed edition (February 17, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0300071280
  • ISBN-13: 978-0300071283
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,455,483 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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