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Artist
Tortora, Phyllis G.; Marcketti, Sara B.
Updated ISBN2
978-1501337406
ISBN
9781501395253
Subject Area
Design, Antiques & Collectibles
Publication Name
Survey of Historic Costume : Bundle Book + Studio Access Card
Item Length
11.2 in
Publisher
Fairchild Books
Subject
Textile & Costume, Textiles & Costume, Fashion & Accessories
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover / Print, Other
Language
English
Item Height
1.6 in
Author
Sara B. Marcketti, Phyllis G. Tortora
Item Width
8.8 in
Item Weight
90.8 Oz

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Now celebrating its 25th anniversary as the best-selling textbook for the study of fashion history, Survey of Historic Costume , 6th Edition is an introduction to dress from the ancient world through the 21st century. Each chapter presents social, cross-cultural, environmental, geographic, and artistic influences on clothing. As a part of our new platform, Bloomsbury Fashion Central, this edition will come bundled with a free STUDIO of digital ancillaries for learning. New to this edition More than 1,000 full-color images, including 20% new photographs and illustrations throughout New Global Connections boxes highlight dress and textiles from around the world, including China, India, Japan, Latin America, Africa, and more New Chapter 20 covering twenty-first century dress from 2000 to the present Expanded and redesigned chapter timelines present an overview and images of historic events in each chapter, focusing on fashion and textiles, politics and conflicts, decorative and fine arts, economics and trade, technology, and religions Free with purchase: Survey of Historic Costume STUDIO provides a digital study tool including flashcards, self-quizzes, video and images, and maps and a timeline to help students master concepts and improve grades. New co-author Sara B. Marcketti is an associate professor and serves as an associate director in the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at Iowa State University, USA Features Illustrated Tables depict important accessories, footwear and headwear for each era Contemporary Comments from contemporary sources provide a sense of the attitude toward clothing of individuals of the period Modern Influences photo feature explains how historic costume is reinterpreted in modern fashion design Visual Summary Tables show clear line drawings of period garments Survey of Historic Costume Student Study Guide available separately Teaching Resources: Instructor's Guide, Test Bank, Image Bank and PowerPoint presentations available Introducing Survey of Historic Costume STUDIO--an online tool for more effective study Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips Review concepts with flashcards of terms / definitions and image identification Watch chapter videos that bring historic costume topics and concepts to life Learn context with a comprehensive timeline spanning the Ancient World to present day including key moments in fashion and textiles, politics and conflicts, decorative and fine arts, economics and trade, technology, and religion, plus the evolution of silhouettes over time Enhance geographic knowledge with world maps showing the Ancient World and the Modern World Access Survey of Historic Costume Student Study Guide eBook including chapter objectives, key terms, historic overviews, chapter summaries, chapter quizzes, image analysis exercises, garment analysis worksheets, glossary of key terms, and a fashion garment guide Browse the Fashion Designer Index for an alphabetized list of key designers with brief bios Branch out with links to fashion museums, costume collections and online resources Teaching Resources Instructor's Guide including sample syllabi and units based on the timeline in the book, chapter objectives, lecture notes, discussion questions, additional research projects, assignments, and an answer key for the Student Study Guide Test Bank with multiple choice, true/false and essay questions for each chapter with answer key Image Bank with all the illustrations and photos from the text PowerPoint presentations for each chapter Companion Survey of Historic Costume Student Study Guide (9781628922349, sold separately ) in

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Publisher
Fairchild Books
ISBN-10
1501395254
ISBN-13
9781501395253
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208653924

Product Key Features

Author
Sara B. Marcketti, Phyllis G. Tortora
Publication Name
Survey of Historic Costume : Bundle Book + Studio Access Card
Format
Hardcover / Print, Other
Language
English
Subject
Textile & Costume, Textiles & Costume, Fashion & Accessories
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Design, Antiques & Collectibles

Dimensions

Item Length
11.2 in
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Width
8.8 in
Item Weight
90.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
6
Number of Volumes
2 Vols.
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It took me a while to find a text that I am happy with.  Once I found this one, I stopped searching. - Donna Meester, University of Alabama, USA The organization of the book is excellent. - Emily Banis Stoehrer, Fisher College, USA I do not think there is another that has this much detail, but introduces concepts well without overwhelming undergraduate students. - Diana Saiki, Ball State University, USA The contents match precisely to what I am teaching, which is why I like this book so much.  I think this book far outweighs any other book. - Rhonda R. Gorman, Texas Woman's University, USA I feel the book is written with the correct amount and detail for undergraduate students of fashion history. - Alexandra Thelin, Montclair State University, USA Compared to other books [Survey of Historic Costume] is more or equally comprehensive, and has better instructor Guides and student study help. I find [Survey of Historic Costume] a better tool student success than any other text I have used. - Elizabeth Cole Sheehan, Lasell College, USA I think the design and layout is well-done and user-friendly. - Catherine Amoroso Leslie, Kent State University, USA One of the best things is the context it provides for dress in each era-social, political, historical, etc. It's detailed and much better organized than other books I have as an option for this course. - Jennifer Banning, Illinois State University, USA, I do not think there is another that has this much detail, but introduces concepts well without overwhelming undergraduate students. - Diana Saiki, Ball State University, USA, Compared to other books [Survey of Historic Costume] is more or equally comprehensive, and has better instructor Guides and student study help. I find [Survey of Historic Costume] a better tool student success than any other text I have used. - Elizabeth Cole Sheehan, Lasell College, USA, The contents match precisely to what I am teaching, which is why I like this book so much. I think this book far outweighs any other book., The contents match precisely to what I am teaching, which is why I like this book so much. I think this book far outweighs any other book. - Rhonda R. Gorman, Texas Woman's University, USA, I feel the book is written with the correct amount and detail for undergraduate students of fashion history., "It took me a while to find a text that I am happy with. Once I found this one, I stopped searching." --Donna Meester, University of Alabama, USA "The organization of the book is excellent." --Emily Banis Stoehrer, Fisher College, USA "I do not think there is another that has this much detail, but introduces concepts well without overwhelming undergraduate students." --Diana Saiki, Ball State University, USA "The contents match precisely to what I am teaching, which is why I like this book so much. I think this book far outweighs any other book." --Rhonda R. Gorman, Texas Woman's University, USA "I feel the book is written with the correct amount and detail for undergraduate students of fashion history." --Alexandra Thelin, Montclair State University, USA "Compared to other books [Survey of Historic Costume] is more or equally comprehensive, and has better instructor Guides and student study help. I find [Survey of Historic Costume] a better tool student success than any other text I have used." --Elizabeth Cole Sheehan, Lasell College, USA "I think the design and layout is well-done and user-friendly." --Catherine Amoroso Leslie, Kent State University, USA "One of the best things is the context it provides for dress in each era--social, political, historical, etc. It's detailed and much better organized than other books I have as an option for this course." --Jennifer Banning, Illinois State University, USA, It took me a while to find a text that I am happy with. Once I found this one, I stopped searching. - Donna Meester, University of Alabama, USA, One of the best things is the context it provides for dress in each era--social, political, historical, etc. It's detailed and much better organized than other books I have as an option for this course., I think the design and layout is well-done and user-friendly. - Catherine Amoroso Leslie, Kent State University, USA, I feel the book is written with the correct amount and detail for undergraduate students of fashion history. - Alexandra Thelin, Montclair State University, USA, Compared to other books [Survey of Historic Costume] is more or equally comprehensive, and has better instructor Guides and student study help. I find [Survey of Historic Costume] a better tool student success than any other text I have used., I do not think there is another that has this much detail, but introduces concepts well without overwhelming undergraduate students.
Table of Content
Preface and How to Use BookAcknowledgementsCh 1 Introduction Part 1 The Ancient World: c. 3000 BC - AD 300 Ch 2 The Ancient Middle East: c. 3500-600 BCCh 3 Crete and Greece: c.2900-300 BCCh 4 Etruria and Rome: c. 800 BC - AD 400 Part 2 The Middle Ages: c. 300 - 1500 Ch 5 The Early Middle Ages: c. 300 - 1300Ch 6 The Late Middle Ages: c.1300-1500 Part 3 The Renaissance: c 1400-1600 Ch 7 The Italian Renaissance: c. 1400-1600Ch 8 The Northern Renaissance: c. 1500-1600 Part 4 Baroque and Rococo: c. 1600-1800 Ch 9 The Seventeenth Century: 1600-1700Ch 10 The Eighteenth Century: 1700-1900 Part 5 The Nineteenth Century: 1800-1900 Ch 11 The Directoire Period and the Empire Period: 1790-1820Ch 12 The Romantic Period: 1820-1850Ch 13 The Crinoline Period: 1850-1869Ch 14 The Bustle Period and the Nineties: 1870-1900 Part 6 From the Twentieth to the Twenty-first Century: 1900-2014 Ch 15 The Edwardian Period and World War I: 1900-1920Ch 16 The Twenties, Thirties, and World War II: 1920-1947Ch 17 The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails: 1947-1960Ch 18 The Sixties and Seventies: Style Tribes Emerge: 1960-1980Ch 19 The Eighties and the Nineties and the Twenty-first Century: 1980-1999Ch 20 Twenty-first Century: 2000-2014CreditIndex
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