Habiti antichi, et moderni di tutto il mondo.
Habiti antichi, et moderni di tutto il mondo is a 1598 costume book by Cesare Vecellio, printed in Venice by the Sessa press, cataloguing dress of peoples across the world for a general readership. Its pages show single standing figures framed by ornate woodcut borders, each labelled with a national or regional name in print above or beside the figure. A designer could draw on the strict profile-and-full-length poses, the layered garment silhouettes such as cloaks, ruffs and wide skirts, and the decorative border frames for period costume reference.
