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Reflecting historical periods in stage costume
This section explores the challenges for designers to create costumes for theatrical productions set in historical periods and looks at various approaches.
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The Gupta style of the Buddha & its influence in Asia
The Gupta period (4th to 6th century) is noted as a time during which the quintessential Buddha image was created, becoming an iconic form which was disseminated and copied throughout the Asian Buddhist world.
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Victorian furniture styles
This page describes various different Victorian styles of furniture. The styles vary and include Japanese designs, medieval and tudor and designs from Liberty & Co.
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Kimono of the Meiji period (1868-1912)
The Meiji period was one of unprecedented transformation that was to affect all areas of life, including clothing. It was at this point that the word 'kimono', the thing worn, was coined to define T-shaped garments as opposed to western-style ones.
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Kimono of the Edo period (1615-1868)
In the Edo period the kimono developed into a highly expressive means of personal display, an important indicator of the rising affluence and aesthetic sensibility of the chōnin. There were even fashion contests between the wives of the wealthiest merchants, who tried to outdo one another with ever more dazzling displays of splendid costume.
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Room 53: Rococo Style
Room 53 is a study into the flamboyant Rococo style. It was used mainly for objects and interiors and never used for architecture apart from the occasional garden building, as the style had been developed by makers and craftsmen.
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Preparations for 'Carl and Karin Larsson: Creators of the Swedish Style'
The Exhibitions Department arranged a one week trip to Sweden in December 1996 for  the V& A's exhibition designer, Sharon Beard, and ourselves.
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Decorative arts of the Mughal period reading list
Recommended reading about Decorative Arts of the Mughal Period
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Baroque: the first global style
Baroque was the first style to have a significant worldwide impact. It spread from Italy and France to the rest of Europe, then travelled via European colonies, missions and trading posts to Africa, Asia, and South and Central America.
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Style in Islamic Art microsite
Many different styles developed during the long history of Islamic art. This interactive explores ten of these styles from the period 750-1900.
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Interactive: A guide to Romanesque style
'Romanesque' is a modern term describing the art and architecture produced in Western Europe in the Period 1000-1200. The style used the art of the Roman Empire as a principle source of creative inspiration.
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Interactive: Style in Islamic Art
Many different styles developed during the long history of Islamic art. Select a period below to explore some of them.
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The film work of stage designer Oliver Messel
Oliver Messel was the leading British stage designer of the mid-20th century. He won international acclaim for his exquisite taste and mastery of period style in revues, plays, films, interiors, buildings, musicals, operas and ballets, becoming one of the most sought-after and highly-paid scenery and costume designers of his era.
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Room 3: Baroque, Europe 1600-1700
These galleries begin with displays of some of the sumptuous objects collected and displayed in Kunstkammer or Cabinets of Curiosities during the 1600s. They continue with an exploration of the Baroque in France, Italy and Spain, a period which reflected the ideas of the Counter-Reformation.
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Room 5: Rococo & Neo-Classicism, Europe 1700-1800
These galleries abound with superlative examples of the Rococo and Neo-Classical styles. These range in scale from exquisite enamelled snuff boxes and Meissen and Sèvres porcelain to an entire French bed upholstered in green silk, dated 1780.
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