Le Costume ancien et moderne ; ou, Histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, de la religion, des arts, sciences et usages de tous les peuples anciens et modernes, d'après les monumens de l'antiquité et accompagné de dessins analogues au sujet
Giulio Ferrario's multi-volume costume encyclopedia, issued in Milan from 1815 by the author's own press, surveyed dress, religion, warfare and customs of ancient and modern peoples for antiquarians and artists working from monuments and travel accounts. The hand-coloured engravings place small groups of figures in flat outdoor settings or before tombs and altars, with strong local colour on robes, turbans and striped trousers, plus plates of carved reliefs, funerary effigies, shields and painted ornament usable as costume reference or as cut-out figure groups.
