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 by the author's own press, is a multi-volume illustrated survey of dress, religion, warfare and customs among ancient and contemporary peoples, aimed at scholarly and antiquarian subscribers. The hand-coloured engraved plates show full-length figures in regional dress, processions with elephants, palanquins and banners, ox-carts, and temple and pagoda landscapes, drawn in clear outline with flat bright washes that suit cut-out figure use, pattern and costume reference, and silhouette-based motifs.
