This work represents a new basis for the study of the Army of the Prussian King Frederick the Great; it is an indispensable standard work for anyone interested in the military and cultural history and the crafts of that era. It depicts the uniforms of an army whose military successes laid the foundation for the rise of 18th century Prussia as a major European power, and which, like its royal commander became the military ideal for all of Europe. Their particular style and the grandeur of their equipment were widely copied, and \u2013 uniquely for that day \u2013 collected by Frederick\u2019s successors for posterity. The result of those efforts is the world\u2019s best collection of 18th century uniforms, now in Berlin\u2019s Deutsches Historisches Museum, located in the old Royal Arsenal, the Zeughaus. Here, for the first time, all of the more than 200 items are presented and described individually and in detail, with high quality colour photographs and precise measurements.
\nMany of these original pieces were previously unknown, or had been seen only in drawings or poor quality old photographs. Supplementing these illustrations are photographs of items from other European collections. The total of some 1,500 photographs shows an almost complete series of fusiliers\u2019 and grenadiers\u2019 caps, along with such items as cuirassiers\u2019 coatees and hussars\u2019 dolmans, sabretaches, caparisons, cartridge boxes and hats. There are also several uniform coats, including one worn by King Frederick himself.
\nIn addition, this work includes a complete reproduction of the Lace Pattern Book of 1755, a manuscript containing the original embroidery and braid patterns of over 100 Prussian regiments, which is kept at the Deutsches Historisches Museum.
\nFinally it contains reproductions of the portraits of a large number of Prussian Army officers of the Seven Years\u2019 War period, many of them previously barely known; most are from the Field Marshals\u2019 Hall of the Prussian Military Academy in Gro\u00df-Lichterfelde. Also shown are drawings and black-and-white photographs of items from the old Zeughaus Collection that have since been lost.
\nThe text includes explanations of the uniforms and their development, and short histories of each regiment in the Old Prussian Army. It is prefaced by historical essays on the Army of Frederick the Great and the history of the Zeughaus Collection, and includes an in-depth examination of the materials, designs and production methods of the uniforms and trimmings, from the point of view of modern textile conservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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