The suggestion that a thesis on the subject of Greek Dress might be of some value beyond getting me a degree, was due to Mr A. B. Cook, of Cambridge, under whom I had already worked for three years at Bedford College, and whose constant readiness to stimulate my leanings towards Archæology encouraged me to continue my studies in that direction. Mr Cook very kindly read this work in manuscript for me, and gave me the benefit of his criticisms. I owe a very great deal, also, to Professor Ernest Gardner, of University College, London, whose M.A. courses I attended regularly for two years, and from whom I constantly received help and guidance. While in Athens, I devoted my attention chiefly to the dress of the archaic statues in the Acropolis Museum, and had the opportunity of discussing this subject with Mr R. C. Bosanquet, then director of the British School. I must also thank Herr Fritz Röhrig, the German sculptor, who placed his studio in Athens at my disposal, and procured a model for me, for the purpose of making my first experiments in reproducing the archaic style of draping the himation. Special acknowledgments are due to Mr A. J. Evans, Mr J. L. Myres, and the Committee of the British School at Athens, for their courtesy in allowing me to reproduce subjects published by them in the _British School Annual_; to the Trustees of the British Museum, for permission to secure photographs of objects in the Museum for publication; to Mr Cecil Smith, for giving me free access to the library of the Department of Antiquities; and, particularly, to Mr H. B. Walters, who went through the illustrations with me, and greatly facilitated the task of securing suitable ones. Lastly, my grateful thanks are due to Mr John Murray, for undertaking to publish the book, and to Mr A. H. Hallam Murray, for his constant courtesy and assistance during the progress of the work of publication. E. B. A. _July_ 1908. CONTENTS PAGE I. INTRODUCTION—PRE-HELLENIC 1 II. HOMERIC 15 III. DORIC 39 IV. IONIC 57 V. THE MAIDENS OF THE ACROPOLIS—THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IONIC HIMATION 73 VI. MATERIALS AND ORNAMENTATION 97 VII. HAIR AND HEAD-DRESS 107 VIII. FOOTGEAR 115 IX. THE TOILET—CONCLUSION 120 ENGLISH INDEX 129 GREEK INDEX 133 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Fig. 1.—Cupbearer of Knossos _face_ 6