A complete view of the dress and habits of the people of England : from the establishment of the Saxons in Britain to the present time : illustrated by engravings taken from the most authentic remains of antiquity : to which is prefixed an introduction, containing a general description of the ancient habits in use among mankind, from the earliest period of time to the conclusion of the seventh century
Strutt's 1842 costume history of England, edited by J. R. Planché and published by Henry G. Bohn in London, traces English dress from the Saxon settlement onward for a general antiquarian readership. The plates show figures in tunics, mantles and pointed hoods, some playing instruments or working at an anvil, drawn in fine black line against plain white pages with decorative borders and tapering frames, useful for designers studying early medieval garments, interlace borders and foliate scrolls.
