Survey of Historic Costume, 7th Edition, is the best-selling introduction to Western dress from the ancient world through the twenty-first century. Each chapter presents social, cross-cultural, environmental, geographic, and artistic influences on clothing. With visuals, illustrated tables, and in-depth discussions, readers come to recognize recurring themes and concepts and understand the role of dress from a diverse, global perspective. The new edition features more than 1,000 full-color photographs and illustrations, a new feature that examines global dress, and a fully updated chapter on the twenty-first century.
Student Resources
Key Features
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Contemporary Comments from contemporary sources provide a sense of the attitude toward clothing of individuals of the period.
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Global Connections boxes illustrate how items from one culture have influenced another.
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Modern Influences photo feature explains how historic costume is reinterpreted in modern fashion design.
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Visual Summary Tables show clear line drawings of period garments as well as important accessories, footwear, and headwear.
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Illustrated timelines appear before each of the six Parts.
Teaching Resources
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Instructor’s Guide including chapter objectives, discussion questions, additional research projects, assignments, and answer keys for student quizzes
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Test Bank with multiple-choice, true/false, and essay questions for each chapter with answer key
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PowerPoint presentations for each chapter
Benefits for Instructors:
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LMS integration – Slot the course into your Learning Management Systems
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Customizable – Adjust the course to fit your curriculum/syllabus
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Gradebook functionality – Easily record grades for all assignments, quizzes, and tests
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Additional resources – Includes extra STUDIO materials for students and access to your instructor guide
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Teach anywhere – Teach and interact with students in whatever setting is needed, whether in a physical or virtual classroom
Additional information on customizations and LMS integration:
Customizations
Instructors can:
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move, remove, or hide chapters, or simply identify them as ‘Optional Reading’ for students
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modify the course organization
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create customized quiz pools
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add your own content and/or reference material – as long as it does not infringe on any copyrights
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edit or add course work
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update the grading scale
Please note the content cannot be edited (other than hiding certain chapters if desired)
The Connect For Education technical support team will be happy to assist with making or providing you with information on implementing changes to your course shell.
LMS Integration
Currently, we offer Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) integrations with Canvas and Blackboard and most Learning Management Systems.
We offer two variations of LTI Integrations:
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Simple LTI Integration offers a seamless connection from our course site into your Learning Management System (LMS) course shell. If set up, the final grade will transfer into your LMS gradebook at the end of the semester when all coursework is completed, or the gradebook has been closed out by the instructor.
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Deep Link LTI Integration, provides enhanced features, such as a grade syncing and a detailed course table of contents within in your LMS. Below is the FAQ page that provides more detailed information on each integration type to help you decide which option will work best for you.
Canvas LTI Integrations
Blackboard LTI Integrations
Regardless of the integration option you select, students will register their codes and will have immediate access to the course content and course work within the LMS course shell. Alternatively, the Survey of Historic Costume gradebook can also be exported from the course site if you simply want to have student’s grades visible in your LMS gradebook.
