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The author has photographed a series of portraits of Breton women of every generation from every region, wearing costumes and headdresses of endless variety. This book includes some fifty headdresses are introduced and described in a separate reference section, accompanied by specially commissioned illustrations.

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'The photographic approach is highly imaginative' - Royal Photographic Society Journal
'Here myth and ritual are replaced by tradition and meticulous craft as Freger turns his formalist gaze on the exclusively female traditional costumes of Brittany' - Observer
'Fréger once again finds a set of individuals observing archaic customs in the modern world' - Amateur Photographer

Portraits in Lace

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/05/2015
      ISBN13: 9780500517994, 978-0500517994
      ISBN10: 0500517991

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The author has photographed a series of portraits of Breton women of every generation from every region, wearing costumes and headdresses of endless variety. This book includes some fifty headdresses are introduced and described in a separate reference section, accompanied by specially commissioned illustrations.

      Trade Review
      'The photographic approach is highly imaginative' - Royal Photographic Society Journal
      'Here myth and ritual are replaced by tradition and meticulous craft as Freger turns his formalist gaze on the exclusively female traditional costumes of Brittany' - Observer
      'Fréger once again finds a set of individuals observing archaic customs in the modern world' - Amateur Photographer

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