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The Complete Costume Dictionary by Call Number: URI REF GT507.L49 2011ISBN: 9780810840041Publication Date: 2011-10-24An invaluable resource for costume and fashion historians, textile preservationists, period re-enactors, and history and theater scholars, as well as theater professionals
Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion by Call Number: Carothers Library Reference - Non Circulating GT507 E54 2010ISBN: 9780195377330Publication Date: 2010Ten volume set covering world dress and fashion. Includes volumes on Africa, Latin America, North America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.
The Dictionary of Fashion History by Call Number: URI REF GT507.C86 2010ISBN: 9781847885340Publication Date: 2010-11-15Based on "A Dictionary of English Costume 900-1900" by C.W. and P.E. Cunnington and Charles Beard, now completely revised, updated and supplemented to the present day.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World History by Call Number: GT507 G74 2008 v. 1 - 3ISBN: 9780313336621Publication Date: 2007-12-01
Clothing and Textile Collections in the United States: A CSA Guide, by Call Number: URI Ref GT605 .C56 2006ISBN: 0896725723Guide to publicly accessible clothing and textile collections in the United States from the Costume Society of America. Includes listings with basic information and some descriptions of institutional holdings.
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion by Call Number: Carothers Library Reference - Non Circulating GT507 E53 2005ISBN: 0684313944Contains 640 essays of global and interdisciplinary scope covering both the specific and broader issues relating to clothing and fashion. Contains bibliographies and index.
Encyclopedia of World ArtCall Number: Ref. N31 .E53314 v. plus index vol. and supps. 1959-83
A standard art encyclopedia. Use the general index, volume 15, to find
all the material on a topic. Long, signed articles containing comprehensive bibliographies. Well-illustrated. The supplement volumes bring it up to date.- Costume/Clothing/Fashion Information Access: Sources and Techniques. by Call Number: URI Ref Z5691 .O38 1993Guide to costume reference sources from the Costume Society of America. Contains historical directories to businesses in the costume industry and institutions with costume and fashion collections. Includes bibliographies and information about relevant periodical sources.
Costume Language : A Dictionary of Dress Terms by Call Number: Ref. GT507 D38 1994ISBN: 085956066XA thorough list of primarily European and European-influenced style terminology throughout history. Includes illustrations.- The Dictionary of Costume by Call Number: URI Ref GT507 .W5ISBN: 0684151502List of historic fashion terms with selected drawings. Includes bibliography. 1969.
- The Encyclopedia of World Costume by Call Number: URI Ref GT507 .Y37ISBN: 0684158051Descriptions cover the history and development of the garment as it was worn in various parts of the world. Black and white illustrations, eight color plates, index and bibliography.
Fashion and Costume in American Popular Culture: A Reference Guide by Call Number: URI Ref Z5694 .U5 O45 1996ISBN: 0313294127Bibliography containing reference sources on American costume and fashion from the 17th through 20th centuries. Includes lists of professional organizations, research centers, and indexing and abstracting services.
The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes by Call Number: URI Ref GT510 .R3313 1988ISBN: 0816019762Comprehensive in scope; covers both the history and geography of world costumes.- The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fashion by Call Number: URI Ref GT513 .K813 1968aISBN: 0600030687Covers 4,000 years in two parts: a chronology and a glossary of garments and accessories. Plates present period art and illustrations of the costumes.
