The Folk Dress of Europe
Title | The Folk Dress of Europe PDF eBook |
Author | James Snowden |
Publisher | New York : Mayflower Books |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Clothing and dress |
ISBN |
Folk Dress in Europe and Anatolia
Title | Folk Dress in Europe and Anatolia PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Welters |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 1999-11 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN |
Shortlisted for the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award 2000. Relationships between dress and the body have existed in European and Anatolian folk cultures well into the twentieth century. Traditional cultures have long held the belief that certain articles of dress could protect the body from harm by warding off the 'evil eye,' bring fertility to new brides, or assure human control of supernatural powers. Ritual fringes, archaic motifs, and colors such as black and red were believed to have powerful, magical effects. This absorbing and interdisciplinary book examines dress in a broad range of folk cultures - from Turkey, Greece, and Slovakia to Norway, Latvia, and Lithuania, to name but a few. Authors reveal the connection between folk dress and ancient myths, cults and rituals, as well as the communicative aspects of folk dress. How is an individual attired in a specific ensemble located within a community? Is the community the gendered one of women, the village of residence, the larger geographical region or the nation? The intriguing connections between dress and the supernatural beliefs of agrarian communities, as well as the reinvention of such beliefs as part of nationalism, are also discussed. This book represents a significant contribution to the growing body of literature on the cultural meanings of dress, as well as to material culture, anthropology, folklore, art history, ethnohistory, and linguistics. Nominated for Millia Davenport award
Folk Costume of Southern Europe
Title | Folk Costume of Southern Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Lilla Margaret Fox |
Publisher | Plays |
Total Pages | 72 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Describes the regional costumes of Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, and Mediterranean ports and islands, and the influence of climate, geography, and historical events on them.
Folk Dress in Europe and Anatolia
Title | Folk Dress in Europe and Anatolia PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Welters |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 243 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Costume |
ISBN | 9781847880291 |
This book represents a significant contribution to the growing body of literature on the cultural meanings of dress, as well as to material culture, anthropology, folklore, art history, ethnohistory, and linguistics.
European Folk Dress
Title | European Folk Dress PDF eBook |
Author | James Snowden |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Clothing and dress |
ISBN |
Folk Costume of Western Europe
Title | Folk Costume of Western Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Lilla Margaret Fox |
Publisher | Plays |
Total Pages | 72 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN |
Describes the national and regional costumes of ten European countries.
European Folk Dress
Title | European Folk Dress PDF eBook |
Author | James Snowden |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 60 |
Release | 1974-06-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781909662711 |