Author: R. Turner Wilcox
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486478718
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A treasury of ethnic dress, this book ranges from the Amish of Pennsylvania to the Zulu of South Africa. Alphabetical entries cover more than 150 countries and regions, each represented by six or more illustrations. Six hundred drawings include images of men, women, and children. Captions describe the costumes and their associated traditions.
Folk and Festival Costume
Author: R. Turner Wilcox
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486478718
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A treasury of ethnic dress, this book ranges from the Amish of Pennsylvania to the Zulu of South Africa. Alphabetical entries cover more than 150 countries and regions, each represented by six or more illustrations. Six hundred drawings include images of men, women, and children. Captions describe the costumes and their associated traditions.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486478718
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A treasury of ethnic dress, this book ranges from the Amish of Pennsylvania to the Zulu of South Africa. Alphabetical entries cover more than 150 countries and regions, each represented by six or more illustrations. Six hundred drawings include images of men, women, and children. Captions describe the costumes and their associated traditions.
Folk and Festival Costume of the World
Author: Ruth Turner Wilcox
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Presents vivid descriptions of traditional dress from over 150 countries, races, and ethnic groups.
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Presents vivid descriptions of traditional dress from over 150 countries, races, and ethnic groups.
Folklore and Folklife
Author: Richard M. Dorson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226158713
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Describes the characteristics of folk cultures and discusses the procedures used by social scientists to study folklife.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226158713
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Describes the characteristics of folk cultures and discusses the procedures used by social scientists to study folklife.
Keepers of Tradition
Author: Maggie Holtzberg
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN: 9781558496408
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalise deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, and Irish music and dance. This illustrated volume celebrates and shares the work of a wide array of these living artists.
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN: 9781558496408
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalise deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, and Irish music and dance. This illustrated volume celebrates and shares the work of a wide array of these living artists.
Folk and Festival Costume
Author: Ruth Turner Wilcox
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Costume
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Costume
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Folk and Festival Costume of the World
Author: Ruth Turner Wilcox
Publisher: London : B.T. Batsford
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
A collection of folk costumes worn in countries around the world.
Publisher: London : B.T. Batsford
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
A collection of folk costumes worn in countries around the world.
Sticker Dolly Dressing Costumes Around the World
Author: Emily Bone
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409550358
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Dress the dolls with the colourful stickers included in the book and learn about the beautiful, decorative and often flamboyant traditional costumes worn by peoples around the world.
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409550358
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Dress the dolls with the colourful stickers included in the book and learn about the beautiful, decorative and often flamboyant traditional costumes worn by peoples around the world.
The Mode in Costume
Author: R. Turner Wilcox
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486468208
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The pursuit of style has prompted centuries of dramatic change in fashion. From the togas of ancient Rome to the gorgeous gowns of Dior, this lavishly illustrated, thoroughly researched treasury examines men's, women's, and children's clothing — plus accessories — from 3000 B.C. to 1958. An essential handbook.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486468208
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The pursuit of style has prompted centuries of dramatic change in fashion. From the togas of ancient Rome to the gorgeous gowns of Dior, this lavishly illustrated, thoroughly researched treasury examines men's, women's, and children's clothing — plus accessories — from 3000 B.C. to 1958. An essential handbook.
The Animal Book
Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054755799X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Learn some amazing facts relating to over 300 animals.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054755799X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Learn some amazing facts relating to over 300 animals.
The Mode in Footwear
Author: R. Turner Wilcox
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486467619
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
What shoes were the height of fashion in Paris at the turn of the century? What did Tutankhamen's burial sandals look like? The answers lie in this illustrated compendium covering centuries of footwear, from Egyptian sandals, to Chinese silk wedges used for binding feet, to American saddle oxfords. The definitive work on the subject. "A shoe lover's feast." — Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486467619
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
What shoes were the height of fashion in Paris at the turn of the century? What did Tutankhamen's burial sandals look like? The answers lie in this illustrated compendium covering centuries of footwear, from Egyptian sandals, to Chinese silk wedges used for binding feet, to American saddle oxfords. The definitive work on the subject. "A shoe lover's feast." — Cleveland Plain Dealer.