Category:Costumes of All Nations (1882)

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English: The Costumes of All Nations is a book about the history of costumes illustrated by Albert Kretschmer (1825–1891), written by Karl Rohrbach (1824–1889), and published in London in 1882.

Full book title: The Costumes of All Nations from the Earliest Times to the Nineteenth Century: Exhibiting the Dresses and Habits of All Classes—Regal, Ecclesiastical, Noble, Military, Judicial, and Civil.

The book was originally published in German as Die Trachten der Völker vom Beginn der Geschichte bis zum 19. Jahrhundert in Leipzig, Germany, in 1864, featuring 100 colour lithographs. A second edition in 1882 included an additional four plates, while a third, unchanged edition was published in 1906.

This comprehensive study of historical clothing is compiled into 104 detailed colour lithographs organized into thematic groups. It aims to provide a vivid depiction of attire from historically significant cultures while excluding less-documented groups. The coverage includes clothing from antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the modern era, detailing various peoples, including Egyptians, Greeks, and Europeans, along with a brief section on Mexicans. The plates showcase clothing arranged in two groups of about 7-12 and 4-6 people per plate, alongside collections of approximately 50-70 miscellaneous objects such as weapons, armour parts, helmets, equpiment and furniture.

Content Structure: I. Antiquity: Ancient peoples such as Egyptians, Assyrians, Hebrews, Persians, Greeks, Etruscans, Romans, and eastern, northern, and southern European peoples. II. Middle Ages: Including Byzantines, Anglo-Saxons, Franks, French, Normans, and Germans, along with other European peoples. An annex on pp. 227-242 covers 'Clerical,' i.e., Christian-Catholic clergy with supporting personnel. III. Modern Times (since the 16th century): Including costumes and their components from Russians, Poles, Hungarians, Turks, Moors, Mexicans, and western European civilian and military attire from the 16th to the 19th century, up to 1881.

Preface to the 1864 First German Edition: Our aim was to provide a vivid picture of the costumes of those peoples that have historical significance. We have completely excluded those from whom world history has thus far provided only scant knowledge, such as the Indians, Chinese, Japanese, the African peoples, and Native American tribes. Only the Mexicans have received a brief section. We have carefully adapted the sometimes difficult-to-understand sources from antiquity and the Middle Ages into a pictorial form, while the sources that met artistic standards have been represented according to the originals.

Preface to the 1882 German Edition: The plates have remained almost the same, with minor changes, but have been increased by four plates. The text has undergone further revision and significant expansion.

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