Eighteenth-Century French Fashion Plates in Full Color Several poems from the 1819

Several poems from the 1819 volume West-östlicher Divan (Occidental-Oriental Divan) are presented

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Eighteenth-Century French Fashion Plates in Full Color Several poems from the 1819The Galerie des Modes has been called the "most beautiful collection in existence on the fashions of the 18th century." Published over a 10 year period, its plates were elegantly drawn, accurately engraved, and exquisitely hand colored. Here are 64 of the finest plates, reproduced faithfully from the originals and selected by costume historian Stella Blum.