Dressed to rule : royal and court costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II /

Dressed to rule : royal and court costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II / Philip Mansel.

"Throughout history rulers have used dress as a form of legitimisation and propaganda. While palaces, pictures and jewels might reflect the choice of a monarch's predecessors or advisers, clothes reflected the preferences of the monarch himself. Being both personal and visible, the right c...

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Main Author: Mansel, Philip, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Courts and courtiers > Clothing.
Kings and rulers > Clothing.
Europe > Court and courtiers > Clothing.
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > Clothing.
France > Court and courtiers > Clothing.
Europe > Kings and rulers > Clothing.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Clothing.
France > Kings and rulers > Clothing.

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Call Number: GT1754 .M36 2005
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