Folk and Festival Costume
Title | Folk and Festival Costume PDF eBook |
Author | R. Turner Wilcox |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2011-01-01 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0486478718 |
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.
Keepers of Tradition
Title | Keepers of Tradition PDF eBook |
Author | Maggie Holtzberg |
Publisher | Univ of Massachusetts Press |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781558496408 |
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.
Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar, 1867-1898
Title | Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar, 1867-1898 PDF eBook |
Author | Stella Blum |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2012-09-06 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0486132080 |
Day costumes, evening wear, sports clothes, shoes, hats, other accessories in over 1,000 detailed engravings. Very thorough identification of styles, materials, colors by editor. "An endlessly entertaining book." — Theatre Design and Technology.
Folklore and Folklife
Title | Folklore and Folklife PDF eBook |
Author | Richard M. Dorson |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 574 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0226158713 |
Describes the characteristics of folk cultures and discusses the procedures used by social scientists to study folklife.
Dressed for Thrills
Title | Dressed for Thrills PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Alice Durant |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2002-10 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
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A Whimsical array of ghosts and goblins, spooks and skeletons, animals and nursery-room characters parade through this unparalleled collection of more than one hundred years of American Halloween costumes and masquerade. Photographer Phyllis Galembo approaches her subjects with the delight and wonder of one who has discovered an entire cast of characters backstage in an abandoned theater. Through her lens, the costumes rise from the dead to once again dance, play, and amuse. Ranging from handmade to store-bought, satin to polyester, the masks, wigs, and costumes, whether recognizable figures or obscure, pique our childhood memories. In her celebration of Halloween revelry, Galembo never settles for the ordinary; instead she creates evocative scenes of dressed-to-scare young trick-or-treaters "modeling" their disguises and of undead spirits haunting their surroundings. The costumes, which span over a century, take on magical qualities through fanciful sets and specialized lighting effects. Accompanying the costumes is a history of this always-popular holiday and essays discussing Galembo's inspirations and techniques. Through her art, Galembo allows us to act out our youthful fantasies of transformation -- to become, or at least observe, what we most want to be: free of inhibitions, of fixed notions of identity. Her images make us laugh and dream and maybe even believe in ghosts. Book jacket.
Folk and Festival Costume of the World
Title | Folk and Festival Costume of the World PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Turner Wilcox |
Publisher | Scribner Book Company |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN |
Presents vivid descriptions of traditional dress from over 150 countries, races, and ethnic groups.
Croatia
Title | Croatia PDF eBook |
Author | Leandro Zoppé |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 0756626331 |
Three-dimensional cutaway illustrations and floor plans of key landmarks complement these richly illustrated, fully updated travel handbooks that also include enhanced maps, street-by-street guides, background information on a host of popular sights, and an expanded traveler's survival guide providing tips on hotels, restaurants, local customs, transportation, medical services, museums, entertainment, and more.