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Cultures and Costumes: Symbols of Their Period series.
These books provide accessible if wordy introductions to each country, highlighting the role of clothing and adornment. Featuring ample white space and numerous color illustrations, the books cover history, social and political development, religious beliefs, culture, and customs, with an emphasis on ancient times. Inclusion of more detailed maps would have been helpful. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Cultures and Costumes: Symbols of Their Period titles: Northern Europe, The British Isles, Greece and Turkey, Italy and Switzerland, Eastern Europe, France, and Spain and Portugal.]
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4-6
Cultures and Costumes: Symbols of Their Period series.
This book highlights the role clothing and adornment played in Native American culture in the Arctic, the Great Plains and the prairie, the western Great Lakes area, and Mexico. Some of the illustrations look lifted from 1960s-era textbooks, but in general the art enhances the wordy text. Inclusion of more detailed maps would have been helpful. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
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Cultures and Costumes: Symbols of Their Period series.
This book highlights the traditional role clothing and adornment have historically played in the cultures of Papua New Guinea, the South Pacific islands, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The illustrations of jewelry, weapons, and clothing enhance the wordy text. Inclusion of more detailed maps would have been helpful. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
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4-6
Cultures and Costumes: Symbols of Their Period series.
This book highlights the role clothing and adornment have played in countries on the African continent. The illustrations of jewelry, other forms of personal adornment, and apparel enhance the wordy text. Inclusion of more detailed maps would have been helpful. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.