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This is a guide to selected sources of information related
to costume history available at the University Libraries. To find additional information,
conduct a Subject search in the HELIN Library Catalog,
using Library of Congress Subject Headings such as “Costume” and “Clothing
and dress.”
Books on costume for particular countries or regions of the
world can be identified in the HELIN Catalog by using the LC Subject Heading
“Costume” and the name of the country or region (e.g. “Costume and
Asia”) or the name of the country and the LC Subject Heading “Clothing”
(e.g. “Armenia— Clothing”).
Dictionaries &
Encyclopedias | Guides and Directories | Costume
and Fashion Histories | Indexes & abstracts |
Access to Primary Sources
- URI Ref GT31 .C8
- Cunnington, C. Willett. A Dictionary of English
Costume. 1960.
- Name of each garment followed by the date it came into use
and approximate date when it ceased to be fashionable.
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- URI Ref GT507 .D38 1994
- Davies, Stephanie Curtis, compiler. Costume
Language: A Dictionary of Dress Terms. 1994.
- Thorough list of primarily European and European-influenced
style terminology throughout history. Includes illustrations.
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- CCE Ref GT507 .E53 2005
- URI Ref GT507 .E53 2005
- Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion.
2005. 3 vols.
- Contains 640 essays of global and interdisciplinary scope
covering both the specifics and broader issues relating to clothing and fashion.
Contains bibliographies and index.
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- URI Ref N31 .E533
- Encyclopedia of World Art.
1959 - 1983. 17 vols.
- All aspects of art and related fields including textiles,
costumes, embroidery, lace. Vol. 15 provides index.
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- URI Ref GT513 .K813 1968a
- Kybalová, Ludmila, Olga Herbenová and Milena Lamarová. The
Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fashion. 1968.
- Covers 4,000 years in two parts: a chronology and a glossary
of garments and accessories. Plates present period art and illustrations of the costumes.
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- URI Ref GT510 .R3313 1988
- Racinet, Albert. The Historical Encyclopedia of
Costumes. 1988.
- Comprehensive in scope; covers both the history and
geography of world costumes.
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- URI Ref GT507 .W5
- Wilcox, R. Turner. The Dictionary of Costume.
1969.
- List of historic fashion terms with selected drawings.
Includes bibliography.
- URI Ref GT507 .Y37
- Yarwood, Doreen. The Encyclopedia of World
Costume. 1978.
- Descriptions 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.
- URI Ref GT605 .C56 2006
- Clothing and Textile Collections in the United
States: A CSA Guide, edited by Sally Queen and Vicki L. Berger. 2006.
- Guide 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.
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- URI Ref Z5694 .U5 O45 1996
- Oliver, Valerie Burnham. Fashion and Costume in
American Popular Culture: A Reference Guide. 1996.
- Bibliography 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.
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- URI Ref Z5691 .O38 1993
- Oliver, Valerie Burnham. Costume/Clothing/Fashion
Information Access: Sources and Techniques. 1993.
- Guide 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.
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- Print Sources
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- URI Ref. GT510 .B510 .B47 1979
- Bigelow, Marybelle S. Fashion in History:
Western Dress, Prehistoric to Present. 2nd ed. 1979.
- History of costume from ancient Mesopotamia to Western
fashion of the mid-1970's, through illustrations and sketches copied from original
artwork. Includes bibliography and glossary.
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- URI Ref. GT510 .B6713 1987
- Boucher, Francois. 20,000 Years of Fashion: The
History of Costume and Personal Adornment. Expanded ed. 1987.
- Covers prehistoric costume through the fashions of the early
1980’s. Primary references include period sculptures, paintings and photographs
depicting Western costume development. Chapter and general bibliographies, glossary and
index. Includes shoes, hats, gloves, jewelry.
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- URI Ref. GT513 .B763f
- Bruhn, Wolfgang and Max Tilke. A Pictorial
History of Costume: A Survey of Costume of All Periods and Peoples From Antiquity to
Modern Times Including National Costume in Europe and Non-European Countries.
1955.
- Two hundred plates in black & white and color
representing 4,000 specimens of costume.
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- URI Ref. GT580 .C67 1982
- Costumes Through the Ages: The Evolution of
Styles of Dress Illustrated in 250 Plates and over 1500 Figures: Drawings.
1982.
- Color illustrations only, covering antiquity through late
nineteenth-century, worldwide.
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- CCE Ref. GT513 .D38 1965
- URI Ref. GT513 .D38
- Davenport, Millia. The Book of Costume.
1948. 2 vols.
- Covers world costume from early antiquity through the end of
the American Civil War. Primary resources include thousands of photographs of museum
collections worldwide.
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- URI Ref. GT607 .M23
- McClellan, Elisabeth. Historic Dress in America:
1607-1870. 1969 (Reprint).
- Contains many period illustrations, along with photographs
of original garments and accessories from museum and private collections.
- URI Ref GT513 .B763
- Bruhn, Wolfgang. A Pictorial History of Costume:
A Survey of Costume of All Periods and Peoples From Antiquity to Modern Times Including
National Costume in Europe and Non-European Countries. 1955.
- Two hundred plates in black & white and color
representing 4,000 specimens of costume.
- URI Ref GT513 .L343 1963
- Laver, James. Costume Through the Ages: 1,000
Illustrations. 1963.
- The First Century through 1930. Drawings based upon original
documents, sculptures, manuscripts, engravings, etc.
- URI Ref GT580 .C67 1982
- Costumes Through the Ages: The Evolution of
Styles of Dress Illustrated in 250 Plates and over 1500 figures: Drawings. 1982.
- Color illustrations only, covering antiquity through late
nineteenth-century, worldwide.
- URI Ref GT511 .G65 1987
- Gold, Annalee. One World of Fashion.
4th ed. 1987.
- Detailed black & white illustrations provide examples of
costume, jewelry and accessories throughout history and around the world. Emphasis here is
on the illustrations, with concise, historical descriptions.
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- URI Ref GT511 .H38 2000
- Harrold, Robert. Folk Costumes of the World. Rev.
and enlarged ed. 2000.
- Covers 85 countries with short, descriptive essays and
full-color illustrations.
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- URI Ref GT513 .L343 1963
- Laver, James. Costume Through the Ages: 1,000
Illustrations. 1963.
- First Century through 1930. Drawings based upon original
documents, sculptures, manuscripts, engravings, etc.
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- URI Ref. GT607 .M23
- McClellan, Elisabeth. Historic Dress in America:
1607-1870. 1969. 2 vols in 1.
- Contains many period illustrations, along with photographs
of original garments and accessories from museum and private collections.
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- URI Ref. GT511 .P46 2004
- Peacock, John. The Chronicle of Western Fashion:
From Ancient Times to the Present Day. 1991.
- Illustrated chronology with color plates of period dress
throughout the history of the western world. Contains brief descriptions of each
illustration.
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- URI Ref. GT511 .P4 1991
- Pendergast, Sara and Tom Pendergast. Fashion,
Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages.
2004. 5 vols.
- Each volume covers specific time periods in world history.
Contains bibliographies and indexes.
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- URI Ref PN2061 .R75 1987
- Russell, Douglas A. Period Style for the
Theatre. 2nd ed. 1987.
- Comprehensive reference to the major cultural style
movements of eighteen periods in Western history, from the ancient world through
contemporary/post-modern style. Includes costumes, art, interior design, furniture,
ornamentation, theater, life, and cultural ideals.
- URI Ref GT580 .T67 2005
- Totora, Phyllis G. and Keith Eubank. Survey of
Historic Costume: A History of Western Dress. 4th ed. 2005.
- Color plates, photographs and illustrations emphasize
costume in context, including historical, cultural and social developments and the
technological and economic aspects of clothing production and distribution. Covers all
elements of dress for men, women and children for each period. Contemporary commentary on
the fashions of the times is included.
- URI Ref. GT733 .V57 1983
- A Visual History of Costume. 1983.
5 vols.
- Contains illustrations, paintings, and sculpture
demonstrating period dress and costume from the 14th through 20th centuries. Brief
commentary discusses the dress featured in each illustration.
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- URI Ref. GT615 .T94 2005
- Twentieth-Century American Fashion, edited
by Linda Welters and Patricia A. Cunningham. 2005.
- Essays discussing the social and cultural context of 20th
century fashion in America, including analyses of clothing in several sub-cultures,
fashion during the Gilded Age, and music and fashion.
- URI Ref GT720 .Y37 1975
- Yarwood, Doreen. European Costume: 4000 Years of
Fashion. 1975.
- Black and white illustrations depict the development of
fashionable dress from the classical age through the early 1970s. Extensive chapter notes
provide sources for the illustrations.
- Online sources
- http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/costhistpage.htm
- Costume History at the Costumer’s Manifesto.
- Created by Tara Maginnis, a professor of theatre at the
University of Alaska, this site provides descriptions and pictures of costume by time
period as well as links to related sites.
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- http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=8
- The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art.
- More than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven
centuries and five continents. Fifty highlights from the collection are presented online
in chronological order by creation date.
- http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/cc/russell_home.htm
- Eight Decades of Women's 20th Century Attire.
- Sponsored by the Nevada State Museum's Marjorie Russell
Center, a Division of Museums and History, Department of Cultural Affairs, State of
Nevada. Dresses from the 1900s through the 1970's. Each section has at least five
dresses with new material and additional decades planned.
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- http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html
- The History of Costume by Braun and
Schneider.
- Originally published in 1861. 500 illustrations from ancient
Egypt to the end of the 19th century.
- http://locutus.ucr.edu/~cathy/reg3.html
- The Regency Fashion Page.
- Cathy Baker, Ph.D., is a professor specializing in
Restoration and 18th century British literature. Her University of California
Riverside site contains numerous links with information and images of fashion during the
Regency period, at the turn and beginning of the 19th century.
The following titles provide indexing and
abstracting of scholarly articles from journals in the visual arts, including costume
history. Articles found in these journals may provide social, cultural, and
historical information relating to world dress and costume.
- CCE Index (vol. 12, 1959–1995 )
- URI Ref Z5937 .A78 (vol. 1, 1929/1932–
vol. 51, 2002/2003)
- Continued online by Art Abstracts,
1984--
- Art Index.
- Articles on costume, clothing and dress, textiles, etc.
1984– is also available online, only in the Libraries. Ask for assistance at the
Reference Desk.
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- http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html
- Continues Art Index.
- Art Abstracts. 1984--
- Articles on costume, clothing and dress, textiles, and the
visual arts.
- http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html
- Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Digital
Dissertations). 1861--
- Indexing and abstracts of Ph.D. dissertations from American
universities. Current records include some dissertations from non-American
universities and some masters theses. Two thirds of dissertations are available for
purchase online. Masters theses from the URI Department of Textiles, Fashion
Merchandising and Design are available for downloading. 1861 -.
- CCE Index
- URI Ref Index Area (vol. 1, 1900– )
- Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature.
- Indexes fashion magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar
and Vogue. Relevant subjects include “Costume”, “Fashion”,
and items of clothing.
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- http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html
- Readers’ Guide Retrospective 1890 - 1982.
- Accesses almost 100 years of cultural history with
references to over 3 million articles that appeared in 373 leading U.S. magazines.
Primary sources are original materials that
have not been filtered through interpretation, evaluation or condensation by a second
party. Some primary sources include the art of the period, portraits, museum collections,
newspapers, films, photographs, catalogs, and advertisements.
- URI Special Collections, The Commercial Pattern
Archive — Unique source comprised of three collections of commercial
dressmaker patterns: the Betty Williams Collection, the URI Theatre Department Collection,
and the Joy Emery Collection in the Special Collections unit of the Library. Electronic
database available only in Special Collections. Provides multiple indexing points as
well as a scanned image of the pattern. Also includes a large number of fashion
periodicals and trade catalogs.
For assistance
If you need further assistance, please stop by the Reference Desk or contact either the
theatre subject specialist, Mary MacDonald, (401) 874-4653, marymac@uri.edu or the textiles subject specialist, Mimi
Keefe, (401) 874-5086, mjkeefe@uri.edu .
M. Keefe·rev. 11/00; rev. B. Kenney 4/02;
rev. M. Keefe 9/02; rev. M. MacDonald & C. Cournoyer 1/07 |
