Atours romanesques et modes troubadour, 1804-1848 Voyages and the symbols attributed to

and the symbols attributed to it in the West

où se succèdent des sortes de scènes et d'étonnants personnages découvreurs d'îles et de continents

combining practical information and keys to understanding daily or traditional life

It is something that elevates and exalts the soul

where it is nevertheless omnipresent

Atours romanesques et modes troubadour, 1804-1848 Voyages and the symbols attributed toWhile the enthusiasm for ancient times in the first half of the 19th century is well known in the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, and decorative arts, it is less so in fashion. This book reveals how, drawing on the literature and iconography of an idealized and fantasized past, artisans revisited the way people dressed in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the 17th century to create new fashions. Volume, materials, cuts, colors,