Subaltern officer of the Janissary corps. Ottoman Empire.
Tag: Ottoman Empire costumes
Ottoman Empire costumes history. Turkish Empire clothing. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu.
Women of the Andros Island. Ottoman Empire.
THE dress of the females of this island, like most of those in the other islands of the Archipelago, is very pleasing and interesting, especially when worn by the young and beautiful.
A Saka or Turkish water carrier. Ottoman Empire Costume.
Water is constantly carried about the streets both of Pera and Constantinople, and the Sakàs carry it in lethern buckets.
An Albanian with large pipe. Shqiperia of the Ottoman Empire.
An Albanian, Shqiperia during the Ottoman Empire in 1800.
Jewish citizen of Constantinople. Ottoman Empire 1800.
In no country do the persecuted Jews enjoy more privileges than in Constantinople.
An Ottoman Empire Bosniac. Inhabitant of Bosnia. 19th century.
Inhabitant of Bosnia. The national character and costume appear essentially different.
Traditional Arabian Women from Cairo. Ottoman Empire.
AN EGYPTIAN ARAB. Arabian Women from Cairo. Ottoman Empire.
An inhabitant of the coast of Syria. Historical Syrian costume.
THIS Plate, which represents the dress of an inhabitant of the coast of Syria, is also very similar to that worn by the Asiatic Janissaries.
The different orders of Dervishes. The number of these societies.
The different orders of Dervishes (Sufi) originated in the two sects of Ebu Bekir and of Ali. Their followers took the name of Dervishes, a Persian word, which means the sill or threshold of a door.
A Bedouin Arab in the vicinity of Alexandria. Ottoman Empire.
THIS singular body of Arabs never inhabit any town, but constantly live under tents.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com