How long does it take to read Historical Fashion in Detail?
Avril Hart, Susan North, Richard Davis
Historical Fashion in Detail by Avril Hart, Susan North, Richard Davis takes about 4 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1998. 223 pages, about 61,325 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A study of the V&A's historical dress collection, featuring dressmaking techniques such as Jacobean blackwork, neo-classical tambour work, decorative seams, delicate stitching, knife-sharp pleats, drapery, stamping, pinking and slashing.
Subjects: Catalogs, Clothing and dress, Fashion, History, Victoria and Albert Museum, Costume
