Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Ad. Wahlen-Fierlants, Brussels 1862 The elongated format enhances the

The elongated format enhances the panoramic quality of the scene

The book opens with an engraved frontispiece depicting the Virgin

These are not simply decorative objects

The palette is warm and tonal

Opaline glass was both decorative and functional

Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Ad. Wahlen-Fierlants, Brussels 1862 The elongated format enhances theLe Costume Ancien et Moderne, Ad. Wahlen Fierlants, Brussels 1862 A richly illustrated mid 19th century edition of Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, published in Brussels in 1862 by Ad. Wahlen Fierlants, Bookseller to the Court. This work belongs to one of the most popular and visually compelling publishing genres of the 19th century: the illustrated costume book. Produced at a time of expanding global curiosity and European imperial reach, these volumes