Download or read book Mourning Dress (Routledge Revivals) written by Lou Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1983, Mourning Dress chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette from the middle ages to the present day, highlighting similarities and differences in practices between the different social strata. The result is a book which is not only of major importance to students of the history of dress but also to anyone who enjoys social history.