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Presents fashionable clothing designs for period clothing from 1066 to 1990 with detailed descriptions.

Patterns for Theatrical Costumes is a collection of hundreds of basic pattern shapes which allows the designer's creativity free range. Katherine Strand Holkeboer presents the general characteristics of male and female dress from the early Egyptian to the beginning of the 20th century. Gowns tunics, headdresses, jackets, robes, breeches--the patterns will produce an accurate silhouette for each time period, leaving the costumer free to explore variations...

One of England's most fascinating monarchs is brought to life in this hands-on study for young minds. Combining projects, pictures, and sidebars with an authoritative biography, children will develop an understanding of the Reformation, Shakespearean England, and how Elizabeth's 45-year reign set the stage for the English Renaissance and marshaled her country into a chief military power. Providing 21 activities, from singing a madrigal and growing...

Provides an introduction to the life and culture of the Renaissance, including information about the economy, urban life, homes, warfare, the invention of printing, religion, science, art, and encounters with other regions.

"The score of Western music was writ large during the Renaissance. Secular music rivaled church music for prominence, harmonic lines intertwined and changed music forever with the emergence of polyphony, and, in general, musical composition was taken to new heights. The composers and musicians who provided the soundtrack to this remarkable period are the subject of this comprehensive volume, which also takes an in-depth look at instruments of the...

A renaissance fair is coming to the relatively quiet college town of Farberville, Arkansas. Though resistant to getting involved, Claire Malloy, local bookseller and mother of the perpetually petulant teen Caron, finds herself drawn into the strange inner workings of the group putting on the fair. But a dark mood falls over the festivities when one of the organizers is a victim of arson, and her body is found in the burned wreckage of her rented house....