A highly illustrated guide to costumes, fashion and theatrical dress with its emphasis on the Renaissance period for European countries other than Britain. this text presents detailed descriptions on the principals of costume as well as an invaluable source of ideas for designers on how such fashions could be reproduced for plays set in those periods. Also presented is a brief survey of early plays and their period costume possibilities; complete with an extensive collection of costume drawings with particular emphasis on how the garment is made, including cutting and draping of the material. Included are sections on church vestments in the centuries covered and the first exciting ideas of Classic Theatre costume design. - Back cover.