L'art dans la parure et dans le vêtement
A French treatise on dress and personal adornment by the critic Charles Blanc, published in Paris by Renouard in 1875 for readers interested in art theory, costume history and ornament. Line engravings show hats, headdresses, bodices and bustled gowns in profile and from behind, drawn with fine hatching and clean contours, giving designers isolated silhouettes of historic and 1870s dress usable as spot illustrations or cut-out shapes.
