PITON, Camille. Le Costume civil en France du XIIIe au XIXe - Lot 70

PITON, Camille. Le Costume civil en France du XIIIe au XIXe siècle. Published in Paris by E. Flammarion, no date. In-4, brown half calf with faux-nerve spine adorned with gilt fleurons, author and title in gold lettering on red morocco leather, speckled edges. 380 pages, 700 illustrations (including 12 off-text color plates, the remainder in black in the text and on full pages) reproduced photographically from documents of the time (statues, wall paintings, tapestries, stained glass, etc.). Fragile hinges (jaws partially split), rubbed headbands, elbows and corners, light scuffing on boards. A highly detailed panorama of civil costume in France, presented century by century from the 13th to the 19th century. The study uses costume to illustrate all classes of society, from craftsmen to those who "dressed up", drawing on a rich iconography featuring 700 direct photographic illustrations, based on documents of the time (statues, wall paintings, tapestries, stained-glass windows, etc.). Elegant copy, intact inside.