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Schiffer Fashion Press 4 2016–2017 NEW RELEASES THE BEAUTY OF TIME: The Watches of A. Lange & Söhne Harry Niemann • A comprehensive history of one of Germany’s finest watchmakers and its timepieces • More than 200 photographs and text, with specifications for 32 watches. • Includes rare, historical pocket watches to modern wristwatches With more than 200 photographs and specifications for 32 watches, this book provides a comprehensive history of one of Germany’s finest watchmakers and its timepieces. Since its founding in 1845, A. Lange and Söhne has been at the core of fine watchmaking. Wanting to create perfectly timed watches that did not require remachining, innovative watchmaker Ferdinand Adolph Lange established a tradition of precise workmanship that evolved through generations of the family into a production facility of haute horlogerie, handcrafting a mere 5,500 pieces a year. From the rare 1A-quality works that command top dollars at auctions to its more affordable and modern Lange 1, Arkade, and Saxonia models, the company’s high-quality timepieces and the people behind the brand are detailed. From rare and historical pocket watches to the company’s line of modern wristwatches, all conserve the philosophy of a man instrumental to the evolution of mechanical timekeeping. Journalist and author harryniemann has been writing about watches since 1992. He’s been the Senior Archivist and Historian at Daimler Benz AG for more than two decades. Size: 6 " x 9 " • 248 color and b/w photos • 208 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4956-0 • hard cover • $34.99 AVAILABLE NOW NINETEENTH-CENTURY WOMEN’S FASHION Felicity J. Warnes • Unique visual record of nineteenth-century women’s fashion as seen through original,hand-colored fashion plates • Contains many fashion illustrations not seen in the public domain for over 100 years • A 100-year perspective on the history of costume, as documented by those who lived at the time Follows high-style couture trends over a 100-year period from 1800 to 1900, as illustrated in 374 color photographs of original, hand-colored fashion plates from the author’s private collection. The 11 chapters (organized by decade) include a brief survey of the subtle changes in clothing design through each decade and a social history of the times. Follow the whims of fashion on this promenade through the 1800s, when high-society women sported beribboned toques and turbans and crinoline, capes, and extravagant sleeves. Basedmostly on original French artwork, the fashion plates, depicted inmagazines of the day, also document fashion illustration as an evolving art form, making it an invaluable resource for historians, scholars, theater costume designers, artists, and fashion enthusiasts. felicity j. warnes , who lives in North London, England, has spent the past forty years collecting fashion plates and books on costume and couture, which she sells at her bookshop in North London and on her website, www.fjwarnes.co.uk. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 375 color images • 400 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5013-9 • hard cover • $34.99 AVAILABLE NOW