Queen of fashion : what Marie Antoinette wore to the Revolution /
Marie Antoinette has always stood as an icon of supreme style, but surprisingly none of her biographers have paid sustained attention to her clothes. Here, 18th-century specialist Weber shows how Marie Antoinette developed her reputation for fashionable excess, and explains through lively, illuminat...
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| Formatua: | Liburua |
| Hizkuntza: | ingelesa |
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New York :
Picador/H. Holt and Co. : [Distributed by Holtzbrinck Publishers],
2007, c2006.
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| Edizioa: | 1st Picador ed. |
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| Gaia: | Marie Antoinette has always stood as an icon of supreme style, but surprisingly none of her biographers have paid sustained attention to her clothes. Here, 18th-century specialist Weber shows how Marie Antoinette developed her reputation for fashionable excess, and explains through lively, illuminating new research the political controversies that her clothing provoked. |
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| Deskribapen fisikoa: | 412 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Sariak: | A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year; A Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year. |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-389) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780312427344 (pbk.) 0312427344 (pbk.) |