EditorialPersian bombardier or artillery man in fur hat, fur-lined jacket over pantalons, firing a cannon mounted on a saddle on a camel. Handcoloured woodcut after an illustration by H. Hendrickx from Auguste Wahlen's "Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Pe...
EditorialGirl of Cochinchine (Vietnam) in in straw hat, "ao dai" tunic over pantalons. Handcoloured woodcut by M. Deley from an illustration by H. Hendrickx from Auguste Wahlen's "Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde," Librairie Historique-Ar...
EditorialPierre de Giac, chamberlain to King Charles VII from 1377-1426. Executed by drowning at Dun-Le-Roi. He wears a short cassock with mahoitres sleeves, pink pantalons and boots with spurs. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in a manuscript Histoire...
EditorialFlorimond de Robertet, secretaire des finances du roi, Florimond Ier Robertet dAlluye, 1458-1527. Short manteau, pourpoint, yellow pantalons with a violet line. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolios from Le Bibliop...
EditorialThree graces in trousers. Three girls in turbans, dresses with frills that reach the mid-calf length and frilled pantalons or trousers. "There is something strange about this costume. The small number of women who appeared in trousers on the boulevards...
EditorialThree girls in mid-calf length dresses and pantalons dancing with a shawl. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817.
EditorialChildren building a house of cards on a table, 19th century. "The mid-calf length dresses allow girls to run and romp, while the pantalons preserve their modesty. The boy's suit shows Turkish and Polish influences." Handcoloured engraving from Pierre d...
EditorialPersian bombardier or artillery man in fur hat, fur-lined jacket over pantalons, firing a cannon mounted on a saddle on a camel. Handcoloured woodcut after an illustration by H. Hendrickx from Auguste Wahlen's "Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Pe...
EditorialGirl of Cochinchine (Vietnam) in in straw hat, "ao dai" tunic over pantalons. Handcoloured woodcut by M. Deley from an illustration by H. Hendrickx from Auguste Wahlen's "Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde," Librairie Historique-Ar...
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