Recueil de la diversité des habits (A Collection of the Various Styles of Clothing) 1562
francoisdesprez
comic strip sketch
mechanical pen drawing
pen illustration
pen sketch
old engraving style
personal sketchbook
pen-ink sketch
pen work
sketchbook drawing
storyboard and sketchbook work
This woodcut by François Desprez, part of a series depicting various styles of clothing, shows an Egyptian woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a long flowing robe. She is carrying a child in her arms, and the image is framed with an intricate floral design. The inscription below the image identifies the figure as Egyptian, emphasizing the series' focus on cross-cultural fashion. The work is a testament to the enduring interest in both historical and contemporary dress.
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This is the very first costume book, with more than a hundred images of clothing from around the world. Below each figure are four lines of verse describing the country’s outfits or related customs. This was an age of unprecedented overseas exploration. Europeans were especially fascinated to see and read about inhabitants of the so-called New World, such as the Brazilian woman with her child 1.
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