Bound & Determined

Bound & DeterminedCorsets in one form or another have existed since biblical times. By the 19th century, they were so firmly entrenched in feminine life that it seemed impossible to live without them. These foundation garments altered more than the figure their restrictions affected the wearer's behavior as well as impressions of her character. Until they were supplanted by diet and exercise, corsets offered the customary means of obtaining the currently popular shape:

These 25 chess games played between master and amateur were chosen

this fascinating book features page after page of colorful pictures of heroic knights

plane strain and stress

and ornamental wooden and stone cusps from a number of English churches and chapels

whose custom bookbinding has been revered since the nineteenth century

anti-slavery

sojourns in Italy and meetings with Corelli

of a riotous imagination that is ultimately controlled and ordered

art nouveau design motifs

electronics theory

remain masterworks of anatomical artistry

the Arts and Crafts Movement spread with great popularity across America