Gloves - An Intimate History (Hardcover)

A captivating history of gloves both real and mythical, practical and high fashion. This beautifully illustrated history of gloves draws on examples from across the world to explore their cultural significance. From hand-knitted mittens to exquisitely embroidered confections, and from the three-fingered gloves of medieval shepherds to Bluetooth-enabled examples that function like a mobile phone, gloves' extraordinary variety is a tribute to human ingenuity. So, too, is the remarkable diversity of their-often contradictory-cultural associations. They have been linked to honor, identity, and status, but also to decadence and deceit. In this book, Anne Green discusses gloves both as material objects with their own fascinating history and as fictional creations in folktales, literature, films, etiquette manuals, paintings, and advertisements. Looking to the runway, Green even explores their recent resurgence as objects of high fashion.

General

Imprint:	Reaktion Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2021
Authors:	Anne Green
Dimensions:	241 x 159 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-78914-458-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > General
LSN:	1-78914-458-2
Barcode:	9781789144581

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