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 Le Costume ancien et moderne, issued in Milan from 1815, is a multi-volume illustrated survey of dress, religion, warfare and customs among ancient and contemporary peoples worldwide, made for European scholarly and gentlemanly subscribers. The plates are hand-coloured engravings of figure groups standing in open landscapes, with flat washed skies, feathered tree masses and spears, shields, fur cloaks and beaded ornament drawn in outline; useful for costume silhouettes, weapon shapes and pale wash backdrops.
