Women's Costume of the Ancient World : 700 Full-Color Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

Women's Costume of the Ancient World : 700 Full-Color Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

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Hundreds of colorful illustrations provide an authentic and fascinating glimpse of what fashionable women were wearing more than 2,000 years ago, from transparent gowns and pointy-toed sandals favored by the ancient Egyptians to the graceful robes and tunics preferred by the Greeks and Romans. Organized according to region, the vibrant drawings are accompanied by brief identifying captions.

Women's Costume of the Ancient World : 700 Full-Color Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archive Series),Paul Louis de Giafferri,Dover Publications,0486445275,Antiques & Collectibles,Antiques / Collectibles,Antiques/Collectibles,Beauty & Grooming - General,Clothing and dress,History,Textiles & Costume,Women's clothing,Antiques & Collectibles / Textiles & Costume

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