Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.

Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.

Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com

Byzantine Art. Mural, paintings, mosaics, and paintings from manuscripts.

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Byzantine Art. Mural, paintings, mosaics, and paintings from manuscripts.

BYZANTINE ART.

MURAL PAINTINGS, MOSAICS, AND PAINTINGS FROM MANUSCRIPTS.

IN describing the subjects in the accompanying plate we take them in chronological order, commencing with the earliest.

  • Nos. 1 to 5. Paintings in St. Sophia, dating from the sixth century, after Salzemberg. These paintings are almost exactly in the Greek style.
  • No. 6. Mosaic in the Church of St. George at Thessalonica, after C. Texier. (L’Arménie, la Perse et la Mésopotamie, 2 vols. folio, Firmin Didot.)
  • Nos. 7 to 16. Paintings, seventh and eighth centuries, at Constantinople, after Salzemberg.
  • No. 17. Enameled border.
  • Nos. 18 to 28. Marginal paintings, eighth and ninth centuries, consisting of ancient ornaments little altered. (Bibl. Nat., Reserve, MS. 139; Greek section.)
  • Nos. 29, 30. Paintings from a manuscript executed about A.D. 860 for the Emperor Basil the Macedonian. (Bibl. Nat., Reserve, No. 510; Greek section.)
  • Nos. 31, 32. Manuscript. (Bibl. Nat., Reserve, No. 64; Greek section.)
  • Nos. 33, 34. Mosaics; the first from Palermo, the second from Monreale, twelfth century.
  • Nos. 35 to 40. Details from the various manuscripts mentioned above.

Source: Polychromatic ornament by Auguste Racinet. London, H. Sotheran and Co., 1877.

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Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.

Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.

Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com

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