Reviews for Historic Costume: A Resume of the Characteristic Types of Costume from the Most Remote Times to the Present Day

The average rating for Historic Costume: A Resume of the Characteristic Types of Costume from the Most Remote Times to the Present Day based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-02-28 00:00:00 Allan Burns Fun, pretty general, gives a basis for where/when many Christmas traditions originated. probably too vague/general for history buffs.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-12-07 00:00:00 Charles Johnson I picked up this book because I wanted to know more about the history of Christmas and its traditions. This book did not really fulfill my wants. For one, I couldn't really follow the conclusions. For example, the author claimed that Santa Claus gets a lot of his characterization and following from Odin. Okay, that is a bold claim that I was willing to follow. The problem was that his support wasn't really there. I read the whole thing thinking that I was reading badly done (or at least badly argued) history. I also had a problem with the writing style. It was extremely bland and too flowery in places that it didn't need to be. All in all, I would pick another book if you wanted to read about the history of Christmas.