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The Worldwide History of Dress: Arabic Edition
Patricia Rieff Anawalt
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Description for The Worldwide History of Dress: Arabic Edition
Hardback. TEXT IN ARABIC. Covers topics ranging from plant-fibre skirts of the Neolithic, Ancient Egyptian linen shifts and togas of Classical Age, to 19th-century Tyrolean dirndls, contemporary African ceremonial attire and Middle Eastern burqas of our own age, historical period and style of dress. This book is a glorious celebration of ethnographic clothing. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 236 x 53. Weight in Grams: 3150.
Now available in Arabic. Here is the definitive costume book, embodying a wealth of research that is unlikely ever to be superseded.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.
Now available in Arabic. Here is the definitive costume book, embodying a wealth of research that is unlikely ever to be superseded.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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500516065
SKU
9780500516065
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About Patricia Rieff Anawalt
Patricia Rieff Anawalt was Director Emerita and founding director of the Center for the Study of Regional Dress at the Fowler Museum, UCLA, Los Angeles. Dr. Anawalt was a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, as well as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Costume Society of America. An authority on worldwide regional ... Read more
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