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Local Description2007, First edition. An ex-library copy which is in near fine condition. The only library mark is a small stamp on the copyright page and there is a blank security sticker on the rear pastedown. Apart from a bump to the bottom corner of the rear of the spine this copy is fine and unmarked. The d/w is fine. A stunning book. Scans available if required. DescriptionHere is the definitive costume book, embodying a wealth of research that is unlikely ever to be superseded. From the plant-fibre skirts of the Neolithic, Ancient Egyptian linen shifts and togas of the Classical Age, to 19th-century Tyrolean dirndls, contemporary African ceremonial attire and the Middle Eastern burqas of our own age, every notable geographical region, historical period and style of dress is covered. Complete with an extensive reference section, this book is a glorious celebration of ethnographic clothing and is destined to become the standard reference work. Author descriptionPatricia Rieff Anawalt is Director of the Center for the Study of Regional Dress at UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles. Table of contents1. The Middle East; The Ancient Near East; Arabian Peninsula; Eastern Mediterranean; Iranian Plateau; 2. Europe; Prehistoric Europe; Classical Europe; European Folk Tradition; 3. Central Asia; Mongolia; The Silk Road; 4. East Asia; China; Korea; Japan; 5. South Asia; India; The Himalayan Kingdoms; 6. South East Asia; Mainland; Island; 7. Oceania; 8. North America; The Arctic; Northwest Coast; Woodlands; Plains; Southwest; Mesoamerica; 9. South America; The Ancient Andes; The Present Andes; Amazonia; Patagonia; 10. Africa; East Africa; South Africa; Central Africa; West Africa; North Africa. |