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OverviewIn the past, girls from rural southeastern Europe spent their childhoods weaving, sewing, and embroidering festive dress so that upon reaching puberty they could join the Sunday afternoon village dances garbed in resplendent attire. These extremely colorful and intensely worked garments were often adorned with embroidery, lace, metallic threads, coins, sequins, beads, and, perhaps most importantly, fringe, a symbolic marker of fertility. Over time new forms of dress were added so that by 1900, a southeastern European village woman’s apparel consisted of millennia of layered history. Even today this dress continues to be worn on festive occasions and by older people in rural areas. Lavishly illustrated, Resplendent Dress from Southeastern Europe features fifty stunning nineteenth- through twentieth-century ensembles from Macedonia, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, and neighboring countries, plus one hundred individual items including aprons, vests, jackets, and robes. Elizabeth Wayland Barber traces this twenty-thousand-year tradition of dress in fascinating detail. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth Wayland Barber , Barbara Belle Sloan , Barbara Belle SloanPublisher: Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. Imprint: Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. Volume: 11 Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 30.50cm Weight: 1.610kg ISBN: 9780984755042ISBN 10: 0984755047 Pages: 285 Publication Date: 22 March 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationElizabeth Wayland Barber traces this twenty-thousand-year tradition of dress in fascinating detail. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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