(1954 - Harrap)Īt the Sign of the Gilded Shoe. The colour section has been replaced by additional drawings and an article on 'Cycling in the 1890's' which gives an interesting insight into the evolution of more practical women's clothing.Īlthough Nancy married Harold Sayer in 1938 she continued to use her maiden name professionally with regards to her own books, whereas the majority of those she illustrated were done under her married name, with the exception of 'The Conqueror', 'The Knight of the Royal Oak' and 'His Majesty's Players'. This book contains over 360 full page drawings and highly detailed studies together with informative text and includes a section of colour photographs of selected items. The majority of items featured have not been seen by the general public, indeed some are too frail to be displayed.įirst Edition published 1968. This book is the culmination of many years of painstaking research in private collections and is presented as a unique collection of meticulously detailed drawings and authoritative text, which show both dresses, underwear and accessories in such a way that every aspect of construction, fastening and trimming can be studied. Third Edition, once again revised, enlarged, reset and with additional text and illustrations, published in 1970.Ĭostume in Detail. Historical Costumes of England 1066 - 1968 Second Edition, totally revised, reset, and with new illustrations, published in 1958. Historical Costumes of England 1066 - 1956

It contains studies of costumes dating from 1066 to 1936, with information taken from various sources, including contemporary paintings, engravings, tapestries, monumental brasses, effigies, photographs and the actual dresses and was published following a chance event in which James Laver, the then head of the Print Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, saw the bound volume of drawings lying open and recognised its potential. This book is based upon a collection of drawings that Nancy did during her student years at the Royal College of Art, where she learned book binding and hand bound these drawings to form a personal reference book.

Nancy Bradfield author and illustrator of books relating to history and the history of English costume Author and illustratorįirst published by Harrap in 1938.

Costume in Detail by Nancy Bradfield