| #2311681 in Books | Interlink Pub Group Inc | 2008-10-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.80 x.70 x8.50l,2.42 | File type: PDF | 288 pages | ||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| A Wonderful Vision of Traditional Palestine|By yazer1|This book is an amazing tribute to the lasting legacy of traditional dress as envisioned by the people of Palestine. Traditional people always identify with their form of dress because of its outward identifiable mark of who a people are inwardly. The symbolism found in the images and geometric patterns of the dress design|From Library Journal|The product of over 20 years of serious research, this lavishly illustrated work discusses Palestinian textiles and men's and women's dress during the 30-year period of British rule prior to 1948. Weir also touches upon 19th-century and mode
The traditional costumes of the Palestinian villagers and Bedouin are of exceptional beauty and diversity, especially the festive costumes of the women with their lavish silk embroidery and patchwork and their dramatic headdresses encrusted with coins. This book surveys male and female fashions from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth, and describes the main regional styles of costume, their materials and ornamentation, against the background of Pale...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Palestinian Costume | Shelagh Weir. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
