V&A Bags (Hardcover)

? Introduction ? Chapter One: Girdle Pouches and Almoners: The 14th and 15th Centuries ? Chapter Two: Pokes, Purses and Swete Bagges: The 16th and 17th Centuries ? Chapter Three: Pockets, Purses and Work-bags: 1700?90 ? Chapter Four: Reticules: 1790?1830 ? Chapter Five: Bags, Purses and Chatelaines: 1830?80 ? Chapter Six: The Handbag: 1880?1918 ? Chapter Seven: Dance Bags, Clutches and ‘Make-do-and-Mend’: 1918?45 ? Chapter Eight: The New Look, Shoulder Bags and Designer Handbags: 1945?2000 ? Chapter Nine: Man Bags, Totes and Mini Bags: 2000s?The Present ? Glossary ? Selected Bibliography ? Major Dress Collections Featuring Bags ? Authors’ Biographies ? Acknowledgments ? Index