Download or read book Costumes for the Stage written by Sheila Jackson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone producing costumes on a small budget, whether for schools, colleges or amateur, semi-professional or professional groups, this basic introduction offers practical advice for every kind of play, together with drawings, diagrams and patterns from which to work. It includes sections onm Greek plays, medieval miracles and mysteries, Shakespeare, 17th-century, 18th-century, Victorian and Edwardian costume. each section covers the details of men's and women's clothes and accessories, as well as methods for adapting and simplifying the style of the period.