ostume
Design
Search The Cat for Books
To locate
books on costumes search the word costume as an LC
Subj Heading. Full information including call number and availability
can be viewed by clicking the details blue oval next
to any item.
Use Reference and Reserve Materials
Books on costumes in the reference collection are listed in the Theatre 100 bibliography. Costume books placed on reserve are available at the front desk of the library.
Look at
portraits or other paintings of the era. To identify artists of the period,
check a chronology
such as The New York Public Library Book of Chronologies. Then
look for books which include illustrations of the artist's work or look
for the artist in the Encyclopedia
of World Art located on the encyclopedia shelves. Volume
four of this encyclopedia includes an article on costumes with many colored
plates of illustrations.
Use Internet Sources
The
Costume Page is a very comprehensive site of links to costume
resources on the Internet. "History", "ethnic", and "theatrical" categories
are most useful for this assignment.
Costume History and Research Resources from Artslynx -
From museum collections to costume history, this site provides links to
many major costume resources.
The
Costumer's Manifesto - Costume.org: History presents images
of costumes from Ancient Babylon to the 21st century.
The
Costumer's Manifesto - Costume.org: Theatre Costumes and Theatre Links
Costume and Fashion
Designers Research Center
Shakespeare and
the Players: The Plays - Postcards document costumes of Shakespearean
characters through the ages. Search
(links at the bottom) provides access by character.
Robert Doyle,
Theatre Costumes and Set Designs
Theatre History:
Theatre of Japan
Bridgeman Art Library (no
login required to view small images)
English Actors at the Turn of
the Century
Use Periodicals
Look for illustrations in magazines and newspapers. Browse magazines or newspapers of the period if possible. Public libraries often have back issues of popular magazines such as "Harpers" and "Ladies Home Journal". Penn State Lehigh Valley has bound volumes of "Life" on the periodical shelves. .
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For
more information, contact
Janice Pope, jmp12@psu.edu
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
Judy Sandt, jsandt@psu.edu
Reference Librarian, Penn State Lehigh Valley
last
updated October 2006
