Dictionary of Costume, Textiles
Reference code
BEA/01
Title
Dictionary of Costume, Textiles
Level of description
Series
Extent and format
6 boxes
Scope and content
Manuscript and typescript notes, arranged alphabetically. These originally covered not only costume and textiles but also arms and armour. Entries for the latter were extracted by Claude Blair ('CB') in 1960, and are now in BEA/03.
Creator
Beard, Charles Relly (1891-1958), historian of costume, arms and armour
Blair, Claude (1922-2010), museum curator, scholar and antiquary
Blair, Claude (1922-2010), museum curator, scholar and antiquary
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