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Fascinating survey of various undergarments worn by the English over six centuries. Well-documented, scholarly presentation enhanced with over 100 period illustrations depicting laced-up bodice of the 12th century, embroidered linen drawers (1500s), hooped petticoat support (c. 1750), footed long drawers (1795), 19th-century bustles, early 19th-century corsets for men, Victorian bust improvers, much more.

The History of Underclothes

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      Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/2000
      ISBN13: 9780486271248, 978-0486271248
      ISBN10: 0486271242
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      Book Synopsis
      Fascinating survey of various undergarments worn by the English over six centuries. Well-documented, scholarly presentation enhanced with over 100 period illustrations depicting laced-up bodice of the 12th century, embroidered linen drawers (1500s), hooped petticoat support (c. 1750), footed long drawers (1795), 19th-century bustles, early 19th-century corsets for men, Victorian bust improvers, much more.

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