Traditional Dress of Greece: Drawing and Illustrations of the 19th Century

Vol.II: Central Greece and Evia, Ionian Islands, Argosaronikos and Sporades Islands, Thessaly, Macedonia, Asia Minor,Cyprus

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This book contains a collection of 77 prints and illustrations of books of the 19th century showing the Greek national costumes of that era. The book includes urban and peasant costumes from Central Greece (Amfissa, Fthiotida, Messolongi, Thebes, Levadia, Delphi, Parnassus) and Evia, costumes of Skopelos, dresses from the islands of Hydra, Aegina, Poros and Spetses, folk costumes of the Ionian islands (Corfu, Zakynthos, Paxos, Kythira), traditional costumes of Thessaly and Pelion. The collection also includes costumes' drawings from Macedonia, Asia Minor (Istanbul, Proussos, Makri, Miletus) and Cyprus.The costumes are mentioned along with the books from which they are derived, most of which are rare editions of the 19th century. This large collection highlights the evolution of Greek Folk costume and shows the complexity and diversity of the unique Greek Traditional Dress, for the researcher and lover of the traditional Greek clothing. The book is prefaced in english.