LibGuides: Costuming for Stage and Screen: Overview

Browse the Shelves

Visit the Library 2nd floor to browse books in these areas:

GT500-2370 Manners and customs - Costume. Dress. Fashion

PN1993-1999 Motion Pictures
PN2085-2091 Dramatic representation. The Theater - Stage and accessories

TT490-695 Handcrafts - Clothing manufacture. Dressmaking. Tailoring

The Library also subscribes to eBook collections - don't forget to "browse" online through Discovery or the Library Catalogue.

Credo Reference
Search hundreds of dictionaries and encyclopedias in one place.

Credo is an online reference service featuring 551 full-text reference titles from over 70 publishers. Other features include: -Dynamic table functionality for world state and county statistics, an interactive world atlas, flash animations, videos, poetry/literature readings, over 700 music files, and a concept map. -More than 200,000 images from all subject areas, over 200,000 audio pronunciations, and a citation formatter in APA, MLA, and Chicago formats for all articles.
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Art Online is the access point for Grove Art Online and other Oxford art reference resources. Limited number of simultaneous users; close the browser or log out when you're finished to allow others to get in.

The most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day. Includes links to art images from galleries and museums around the world. Many images are held in private collections and are not readily available in public websites.

These are general resources about costuming. For specific periods and styles, see Search Deeper.

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