{"product_id":"the-worldwide-history-of-dress","title":"The Worldwide History of Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe definitive costume book: a glorious celebration of ethnographic clothing that brilliantly traces influences from culture to culture around the globe. From Neolithic plant-fiber skirts  Ancient Egyptian linen shifts  and Classical togas through Mongolian shamanic robes  Japanese kimonos  and Indian saris to nineteenth-century Tyrolean dirndls  contemporary African ceremonial attire  and todays Middle Eastern burqas  every notable geographical region  historical period  and style of dress is covered here.  All aspects of dress and accessories are discussed: basic mens and womens clothing  footwear  outerwear  hairstyles  headgear  jewelry  armor  special costumes  garment decoration  and face and body modification. More than one thousand illustrations include both vintage and modern-day photographs of local people in local clothing; color plates of museum-quality artifacts on display or posed on mannequins; historical paintings  miniatures  woodblock prints  and other artworks showing traditional clothing; line drawings illustrating traditional motifs and designs; and more than fifty specially commissioned maps.  As well as discovering remarkable examples of actual garments and accessories  Patricia R. Anawalt has unearthed stunning representations of authentic worldwide dress in the form of statues  figurines  busts  stone plaques  monumental carvings  friezes  murals  mosaics  and pottery. Historical backgrounds on each region include descriptions of population  geography  and climate  allowing the reader to understand fully the development of an areas clothing customs. 1 100 illustrations and photographs  800 in color\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44963045474357,"sku":"ByrdShop_0500513635","price":168.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780500513637.jpg?v=1770404800","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-worldwide-history-of-dress","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}