VERLAGSTEXT: / / "A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion" presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. This set of six volumes covers over 2,500 years of dress and fashion. / / Volume 1: Antiquity (500BCE-800AD), edited by Mary Harlow / Volume 2: The Medieval Age (800-1450), edited by Sarah-Grace Heller / Volume 3: The Renaissance (1450-1650), edited by Elizabeth Currie / Volume 4: The Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800), edited by Peter McNeil / Volume 5: The Age of Empire (1800-1920), edited by Denise Amy Baxter / Volume 6: The Modern Age (1920-2000+), edited by Alexandra Palmer / / Each volume discusses the same key themes in its chapters: / / 1. Textiles / 2. Production and Distribution / 3. The Body / 4. Belief / 5. Gender and Sexuality / 6. Status / 7. Ethnicity / 8. Visual Representations / 9. Literary Representations / / This structure means readers can either have a broad overview of a period by reading a volume or follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume. / / Superbly illustrated, the full six volume set combines to present the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on dress and fashion through history. /