This scrupulously researched and abundantly illustrated book includes 315 drawings based on renderings by artists of the period to achieve utmost accuracy and authenticity.Included are elaborate examples of Aegean costume; Doric and Ionic styles of dress for women; Greek and Roman armor; graceful and intricately arranged Roman togas; the tunica mdash; roomy; wide-sleeved apparel; and the pallium; a cloak-like garment. Ornate vestments of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Byzantine costumes are carefully described and portrayed; as are styles of hairdressing; jewelry; and other decorative elements.An excellent reference for the history classroom; the volume also includes instructions and flat patterns showing the cut of sample garments; making it easy for costume designers to reproduce period apparel. This book will be valuable as well to costume historians and art students interested in the development of representative art.
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