Project Gutenberg 2017-03-04 Public domain in the USA. 324 Houston, Mary G. (Mary Galway) 1871 Hornblower, Florence S. 21009992 Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations A technical history of costumes Produced by Turgut Dincer, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations" by Mary G. Houston et al. is a technical history of costume written in the early 20th century. This informative work delves into the various styles and designs of clothing and decorations from ancient Egypt, Assyria, and Persia, contributing to the understanding of historical fashion and material culture. The book provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of traditional garments, their construction, and the materials used, such as linen and wool. Each section covers different types of costumes, ranging from tunics and robes to shawls and draperies, emphasizing the rich decorative elements and the variations between male and female attire in these ancient cultures. With a combination of twenty-five full-page illustrations, including sixteen in color and numerous diagrams, it serves as an invaluable resource for artists, designers, historians, and educators, facilitating the reproduction of historic garments and informing dramatic representations or theoretical studies on ancient civilizations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Clothing and dress -- Egypt Clothing and dress -- Assyria Clothing and dress -- Iran GT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fashion & Costume Category: History - Ancient Category: Art Category: Fashion 142084 2025-06-21T14:15:18.026049 text/html 103955 2024-10-23T01:48:46 text/html 13274129 2025-06-21T14:15:29.413089 application/epub+zip 13245911 2025-06-21T14:15:20.303071 application/epub+zip 100775 2025-06-21T14:15:18.944046 application/epub+zip 13277184 2025-06-21T14:15:35.748971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 13224913 2025-06-21T14:15:26.163056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142050 2022-09-24T18:03:23.483545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77367 2025-06-21T14:15:16.766107 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57387 2024-10-23T01:48:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16846 2025-06-21T14:15:36.003978 application/rdf+xml 23696 2025-06-21T14:15:19.059038 image/jpeg 3598 2025-06-21T14:15:19.002044 image/jpeg 12090816 2025-06-21T14:15:18.421067 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia