160 pp. 656 examples of historic costume in full color. Includes: Introduction; Egypt, c. 3000-500 B.C.; Egypt's Neighbours, c. 1900-1400 B.C.; The Aegean, c. 2000-1100 B.C.; Scandinavia, c. 1500-1200 B.C.; Greece, c. 700-150 B.C.; Italy: The Etruscans, c. 1000-300 B.C.; Rome, c. 700 B.C. - A.D. 476; Byzantium, c. 300-1450; The Middle Ages: Romanesque Period, c. 800-1200; The Middle Ages: Gothic Period, c. 1200-1480; The Renaissance, c. 1480-1620; Baroque, c. 1620-1715; French Regency, c, 1715-1730; Rococo, c, 1730-1770; Louis XVI, c, 1770-1795; Directoire, c. 1795-1804; Empire, c. 1804-1820; The Nineteenth Century, c. 1820-1900; The Twentieth Century, 1900-1954; List of Sources; List of Books on Costume; Index.
