Dressed to Rule: Royal and Court Costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II
- ISBN-10
- 0300177135
- ISBN-13
- 9780300177138
- Category
- Courts and courtiers
- Pages
- 237
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
Description
Many royal leaders have known this, from Louis XIV to Catherine the Great and from Napoleon I to Princess Diana.This intriguing book explores how rulers have sought to control their image through their appearance.
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- 2007-10-15
- 72 pages
- Ebook
- University of Alberta
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- 2007-10-15
- 60 pages
- Paperback
- University of Alberta
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- 2005-01-01
- 237 pages
- Paperback
- Yale University Press
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