The Spoon; With Upwards of One Hundred Illustrations, (Primitive, Egyptian, Roman, Mediaeval, and Modern.) (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1844. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Chap. III.] Fardingales and Ruffs. 57 the famous fardingale, and celebrated ruff. The huge cylindrical petticoat was projected by hoops as much at the hips as at the feet, so that the wearer seemed as if she stood through an opening in the centre of a round table, the linen cover of which reached down to the ground, and upon which she could arrange a variety of apparatus, such as a lady's work-bag usually contains--strongly reminding one of Chinese pedlars of small wares, who carry about goods on a somewhat similar looking contrivance. "The great ladies at Genoa (observes Evelyn) go in horrible overgrown vertigals of whalebone, which being put about the waist of the lady, and full as broad on both sides as she can reach with her hands bear out her coats in such a manner that she appears to be as broad as long." See a portrait of Anne of Denmark, wife of James I. usually founc1 in works on costume. The stiff ruff round the neck sometimes project ed so far that a plumb-line dropped from its edg

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1844. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Chap. III.] Fardingales and Ruffs. 57 the famous fardingale, and celebrated ruff. The huge cylindrical petticoat was projected by hoops as much at the hips as at the feet, so that the wearer seemed as if she stood through an opening in the centre of a round table, the linen cover of which reached down to the ground, and upon which she could arrange a variety of apparatus, such as a lady's work-bag usually contains--strongly reminding one of Chinese pedlars of small wares, who carry about goods on a somewhat similar looking contrivance. "The great ladies at Genoa (observes Evelyn) go in horrible overgrown vertigals of whalebone, which being put about the waist of the lady, and full as broad on both sides as she can reach with her hands bear out her coats in such a manner that she appears to be as broad as long." See a portrait of Anne of Denmark, wife of James I. usually founc1 in works on costume. The stiff ruff round the neck sometimes project ed so far that a plumb-line dropped from its edg

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Imprint

General Books LLC

Country of origin

United States

Release date

2012

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First published

2012

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Dimensions

246 x 189 x 4mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

76

ISBN-13

978-1-151-20348-9

Barcode

9781151203489

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LSN

1-151-20348-3



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