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 French-language encyclopaedia of world dress and customs, issued from his own Milan press beginning in 1815 for scholars, artists and wealthy subscribers. Hand-coloured engraved plates show costumed figures of Asia, Africa and the Americas in landscape settings—pipe smokers, canoe crews, harbour and village scenes—useful for period garment detail, figure groupings and soft watercolour palettes.
