costume

A pictorial survey of the way people around the world have dressed over the past 1000 years.

Discusses the role of clothing in medieval life, explaining what types of clothes were worn and what styles of dress revealed about wealth and social class.

Contains forty-five line drawings of medieval fashions accompanied by facts about European dress from the ninth through the fifteenth centuries.

Explains how the costume of the ancient cultures in Europe and around the Mediterranean changed and developed over 3000 years, from ancient Egypt to the late Roman Empire.

Outlines the geography and history of ancient Rome and describes, in text and illustrations, the materials and methods used to make clothing and the typical styles of the era.

Outlines the geography and history of Ancient Egypt and describes, in text and illustrations, the materials and methods used to make clothing and the typical styles of the era.

Presents fashion pages from the Sears, Roebuck, and other mail-order catalogs of the 1920s, featuring over 750 captioned illustrations of clothing and accessories for men, women, and children.

Presents 133 pages of women's, men's, and children's fashions from the fall and spring Sears catalogs of 1930 through 1939.

Easy-to-follow steps and informational photographs describe an astronaut costume.