Clothes of the Ancient World [Hardcover]

Christine Hatt (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Dress Sense

From the earliest times, people have worn clothes, not just for warmth, but to show their status or role in a group. Some wore special clothes for religious purposes, others dressed simply to look good and attract a partner. Clothes of the Ancient World looks at how fashions developed with the rise and fall of the early civilizations. Stunning, detailed artwork on every page recreates the clothes worn by men, women, and children in ancient times.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Brighter Child (February 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872266702
• ISBN-13: 978-0872266704
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,050,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great pictorial, February 2, 2004

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This review is from: Clothes of the Ancient World (Hardcover)

A great pictorial for everyone from 3 to 93. 48 pages. Cuts through academic rhetoric to give clear and concise images of ancient cultures' costume and hairstyles including those of Ancient Mesopotamia, Assyria, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Hebrew, Persia, Crete, Greece, Rome, Celts, Ancient India, Pakistan, and China. A good reference for reproducing costume and hair for plays, reports, etc.