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' This is a mammoth undertaking, and those of us in the costume field, along with other theatre researchers, owe her a big debt of gratitude...Be grateful for the masterful achievement and incredible reference the author has given us. Buy it now!' Theatre Design and Technology 'At this point ... picture researchers ... should be rejoicing that such a rich new bibliography and iconography is available to them.' - Dance Research 'Eight years in the making this comprehensive book is a hands-on compilation' - TLA Newsletter 'This bibliography and iconography is an important research tool, indispensable to those interested in its subject. Because it also reflects the authors' love and respect for the theatre as well as their capacity for taking pains, it is as rewarding to browse through, as to reach for in moments when one needs to find a reference. - Theatre Notebook [2001] 'An immensely valuable research tool, which ought to be in every library of the performing arts' - Theatre Research International 'At this point ... picture researchers ... should be rejoicing that such a rich new bibliography and iconography is available to them.' - Dance Research 'The most complete bibliography in its field ... ' - SBTD Blue Pages 'The coverage is truly international ... an invaluable volume to any picture researcher, writer, student or lover of theatrical design' - Opera Now 'A highly specialized work, most appropriate for graduate students and researchers/faculty' - Choice 'For theatre historians, this is a special delicacy...' - World Theatre 'In the case of such formidable feats of scholarly diligence, a reviewer can only marvel, applaud and then begin using the book.' - Theatre Notebook 'This bibliography offers worldwide, comprehensive coverage...every library should have a copy.' Book Review [Dec 2001] ' This is a mammoth undertaking, and those of us in the costume field, along with other theatre researchers, owe her a big debt of gratitude...Be grateful for the masterful achievement and incredible reference the author has given us. Buy it now!' Theatre Design and Technology

... the most complete bibliography in the field of performance costume....This is a resource that should be in every university, municipal and theatre library....Be grateful for the masterful achievement and incredible reference the author has given us. Buy it now!. <br>-Zelma H. Weisfeld, Theatre Design and Technology, United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Fall 2001 <br>... an indispensible guide for students, designers, theatre practitioners, historians and picture researcher - every library should have a copy. <br>- Association of British Theatre Technicians, December 2001 <br> This is the first international bibliography on performance costume to be made... the success of this unique work reflects credit on Sidney Jackson Jower's thorough, most painstaking, extensive and fascinating research. <br>- World Theatre, November, 2001 <br> The coverage is truly international ... an invaluable volume to any picture researcher, writer, student or lover of theatrical design. <br>- Opera Now, September, 2001 <br> At this point ... picture researchers ... should be rejoicing that such a rich new bibliography and iconography is available to them. <br>- Dance Research, Summer 2001 <br>

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