Gloves and Glove-making

Informationen zum Autor Mike Redwood Klappentext From workaday marigolds to hand-wear custom crafted for the Queen, gloves perform many functions - insulation from the cold, protection from injury, and even ceremonial roles. Gloves have been used since prehistoric times, but in Britain their use as formal and fashion items took off during Elizabeth I's reign, and played a surprisingly significant cultural role well into the nineteenth century. They were often given as precious gifts, used in coronation ceremonies, sent to indicate assent, or even to offer a formal challenge. This beautifully illustrated history, published in association with the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London, delves into the glove's place in history, offers detailed descriptions of their production in the artisanal workshop and on the factory floor, and also tells the fascinating story of the closely guarded privileges of the glove-makers' guilds.Gloves and Glove-making describes the manufacture and fashion history of gloves, from Ancient Egypt to the modern day, examining their varied uses from formal ceremonial roles to household cleaning. Concise and beautifully illustrated, this book is sure to appeal to those interested in the history of clothing and fashion, and social and industrial history. Zusammenfassung From workaday marigolds to hand-wear custom crafted for the Queen, gloves perform many functions - insulation from the cold, protection from injury, and even ceremonial roles. This book tells the story of the closely guarded privileges of the glove-makers' guilds. Inhaltsverzeichnis Gloves Speak Many Languages / The Glove-making Profession / Materials and Manufacture / Gloves in Fashion / Gloves in the Twenty-first Century / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Acknowledgements / Index

Product details

• Authors: Mike Redwood, Redwood Mike
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2016
• EAN: 9780747814535
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-1453-5
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Shire Library; Shire Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, ART / European, History of Art, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Fashion & society, Fashion & textiles: design, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Fashion and textile design, Cultural studies: dress and society