Project Gutenberg 2010-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 520 Nevinson, J. L. (John Lea) Nevinson, John Lea Nevinson, John L. (John Lea) 67062075 Origin and Early History of the Fashion Plate Produced by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Origin and Early History of the Fashion Plate" by J. L. Nevinson is a scholarly historical account written in the mid-20th century. This book traces the development of fashion plates, which are artistic representations that indicate clothing styles, from their inception in the late 15th and early 16th centuries through their evolution during the 19th century. The aim is to provide an understanding of how these illustrations reflected societal changes in fashion consciousness and communication. In this detailed examination, Nevinson outlines the origins of fashion plates, noting that they began as costume portraits for identity representation rather than individual features. He chronicles their transformation, highlighting improvements in communication and transportation that fueled the growth of interest in foreign fashions and styles. The book also explores key figures and publications that contributed to the fashion plate industry, illustrating how fashion became increasingly accessible to the middle social classes through periodicals and magazines. This work not only serves as an informative resource for costume historians but also emphasizes the socio-cultural context surrounding the evolution of fashion illustration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fashion -- History GT Text Browsing: Fashion & Costume Browsing: History - General Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Art Category: Fashion 113055 2025-06-14T07:14:30.682005 text/html 110136 2021-01-07T06:39:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 1741469 2021-01-07T06:39:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1821929 2025-06-14T07:14:38.523999 application/epub+zip 1821757 2025-06-14T07:14:34.629056 application/epub+zip 99312 2025-06-14T07:14:33.100033 application/epub+zip 1958726 2025-06-14T07:14:41.074948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1948448 2025-06-14T07:14:37.479973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218482 2022-09-15T15:58:33.413890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86551 2025-06-14T07:14:29.958039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86439 2021-01-07T06:39:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 34414 2021-01-07T06:39:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 85678 2021-01-07T06:39:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 34206 2021-01-07T06:39:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 85682 2021-01-07T06:39:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34023 2021-01-07T06:39:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21806 2025-06-14T07:14:41.230958 application/rdf+xml 15742 2025-06-14T07:14:33.678980 image/jpeg 3666 2025-06-14T07:14:33.380019 image/jpeg 1816720 2025-06-14T07:14:30.785042 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog