Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorationsHouston, Mary G. (Mary Galway)
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Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations
Houston, Mary G. (Mary Galway)
Clothing and dress -- Assyria; Clothing and dress -- Egypt; Clothing and dress -- Iran
XV. ANCIENT ASSYRIAN JEWELLERY AND TASSELS 73
XVI. DARIUS, KING OF PERSIA 81
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
IN THE TEXT, OTHER THAN PLANS
FIG. 2. TUNIC WITH BRACES 11
FIG. 3. TUNIC WITH SHORT SLEEVES 11
FIG. 4. SLEEVELESS TUNIC 11
FIG. 5. ROBE, UNDRAPED 14
FIG. 6. ROBE, DRAPED AND GIRDED 18
FIGS. 7, 8 AND 9. THREE VIEWS OF A DRAPED ROBE 19
FIG. 10. ROBE DRAPED ON A WOMAN 20
FIGS. 11 AND 12. TWO SKIRTS AND A CAPE 27
FIGS. 13, 14 AND 15. SKIRTS, CLOAKS AND A CAPE 31
FIG. 16. SHAWL OR DRAPERY 32
FIGS. 17 AND 19. TWO DRAPINGS OF SHAWLS 35
FIG. 18. A SIMPLE SHAWL DRAPERY 37
FIG. 20. DRAPING OF A CLOAK 38
FIG. 21. MILITARY CORSELET AND APRON-LIKE APPENDAGE 39
FIG. 22. ROBE WITH CORSELET AND GIRDLE 39
FIGS. 23, 24 AND 25. AN INDIAN SARI 41
FIGS. 26, 27 AND 28. THREE VIEWS OF A SHAWL DRAPERY 49
FIG. 30. BELTED TUNIC AND SMALL SHAWL 53
FIG. 31. BELTED TUNIC WITH FRINGE DRAPING 55
FIG. 32. SHORT TUNIC WITH SMALL SHAWL AND BELT 57
FIG. 33. TUNIC DRAPED WITH SHAWL 59
FIGS. 34, 35 AND 36. FOLDED DRAPERY OVER TUNIC 65
FIG. 37. FOLDED DRAPERY OVER TUNIC 67
FIG. 38. SEMICIRCULAR AND FOLDED DRAPERIES 67
FIG. 39. RICHLY DECORATED TUNIC 69
FIG. 40. ROBE, BELTED AND DRAPED 80
FIGS. 41 AND 42. A DRAPERY IN ANCIENT AND IN MODERN DRAWING 83
FIGS. 43 AND 44. A DRAPERY IN ANCIENT AND IN MODERN DRAWING 85
FIG. 45. SHORT-SLEEVED COAT OVER TUNIC 87
FIG. 46. OVERCOAT, SHORT TUNIC AND TROUSERS 89
LIST OF CUT OUT PATTERNS OR PLANS OF GARMENTS
PAGES
TUNICS, WITH BRACES 8 AND 11
TUNIC, SLEEVELESS 11
TUNICS, WITH SLEEVES 11 AND 69
ROBES 14 AND 80
SKIRT 26
CAPE 26
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