The first book of fashion: the book of clothes of Matthäus & Veit Konrad Schwarz of Augsburg

This captivating study reproduces arguably the most extraordinary primary source documents in fashion history. Providing a revealing window onto the Renaissance, it chronicles how style-conscious accountant Matthäus Schwarz and his son Veit Konrad experienced life through clothes, and climbed the so...

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Main Authors: Schwarz, Matthäus 1497-1574 (Author), Schwarz, Veit Konrad 1541-1587 (Author)
Other Authors: Rublack, Ulinka 1967- (Editor), Hayward, Maria (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: London Bloomsbury Visual Arts [2021]
Edition:Revised paperback edition
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Summary:This captivating study reproduces arguably the most extraordinary primary source documents in fashion history. Providing a revealing window onto the Renaissance, it chronicles how style-conscious accountant Matthäus Schwarz and his son Veit Konrad experienced life through clothes, and climbed the social ladder through fastidious management of self-image. These bourgeois dandies' agenda resonates as powerfully today as it did in the 16th century: one has to dress to impress, and dress to impress they did
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:x, 410 Seiten Illustrationen 28 cm
ISBN:9781350197060
1350197068

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