Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Costume

by Doreen Yarwood

From the headgear of the ancient Greeks and Etruscans to Elizabethan farthingales and modern footwear, this authoritative resource presents a comprehensive history of clothing and accessories. It covers every world culture with 650-plus entries in alphabetical order that define and describe designs, materials, accessories, and manufacturing techniques, placing them in historical perspective and tracing the development of tastes and the recurrence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B010B9VL1Q
• ISBN13: 9780486433806
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.2" x 10.9"