De gli habiti antichi et moderni di diuerse parti del mondo libri dve
Cesare Vecellio's De gli habiti antichi et moderni, printed in Venice in 1590 by Damian Zenaro, is a two-volume costume book of woodcut figures of women and men from many regions of the world, made for a general reading and collecting public. Each full-page woodcut shows one standing figure in a named regional dress inside an ornate strapwork border with a caption above or beside it, and the garments, headwear, and fabric patterns, such as the densely patterned robe of the Donna del Serraglio, offer a designer clear period silhouettes and textile motifs.
