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Book list

General Costume

Baudot, F. A Century of Fashion, Thames & Hudson Ltd

Bradfield, N. Costume in detail, George.G.Harrap and co. Ltd 1968

Cunnington, W and Cunnington, P. Handbook of English costume 16th C (available at Haslemere Museum)

Cunnington, W and Cunnington, P. Handbook of English costume 17th C (available at Haslemere Museum)

Cunnington, W and Cunnington, P. Handbook of English costume 18th C (available at Haslemere Museum)

De la Haye,A. A Fashion Source Book, Quarto 1988

Earnshaw, P. Identification of Lace (available at Chertsey Museum and Haslemere Museum)

Ewing, E. Dress and Undress, Batsford 1978

Finch, K and Putnam, G. Caring for Textiles (available at Haslemere Museum)

Hart, A. & North, S. Historical Fashion in Detail (available at Chertsey Museum)

V&A Publications Laver, J. Costume and Fashion: a concise history, Thames & Hudson 'World Art Series'

Papantoniou, Greek costume (available at Haslemere Museum)

Peacock, J. Costume 1066 - 1990s, Thames & Hudson Ltd

Rothstein, N. Four Hundred Years of Fashion, V&A Publications 1884, reprinted 1992

Wilcox, C. & Mendes, V. Modern fashion in Detail (available at Chertsey Museum) V&A Publications

Wilson, E. Taylor, L. Through the Looking Glass: A history of dress from 1860 to the present day (available at Chertsey Museum) BBC Books 1989

Accessories

Buck,A.M. Victorian Costume and Costume Accessories, Bean,R. 1984

Arrmstrong,N. A collector's history of fans, Studio Vista

Ginsburg,M. The Hat: trends and traditions, Studio editions

Mc Dowell,C. Shoes: fashion and Fantasy, Thames & Hudson

Foster,V. Bags and Purses, Batsford 1982

Green,R.M. Fashion in Society, Safira 1993

Embroidery

Beaney, J.Stitches, New approaches

Colby, A. Samplers (available at Haslemere Museum) Batsford 1997

King, D. Samplers HMSO 1960

Parker, R. The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the making of the feminine, The Womens Press 1984

Snook, B. English Historical Embroidery (available at Haslemere Museum)

General textiles

Gillow, J. World Textiles (available at Haslemere Museum)

Harris, J. 5000 Years of Textiles, British Museum Press 1993