Badulla, capital city of Uva Province at Sri Lanka. Temple Bouddhique à Badoula. Sketches of Ceylon.
A small Buddhist temple in Badulla, Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
Category: 19th Century
Monastery of Mega Spileo in Arcadia, Greece.
The monastery Mega Spileo is a monastery in Greece, located between the Gulf of Corinth and the small town of Kalavryta.
England 1880’s men’s and milady’s fashion. Late Victorian costumes.
A lady in so called princess dress and waterfall hairstyle. The bearded gentleman is dressed in formal afternoon attire, wearing a cut-away coat, horseshoe stickpin, and boutonniere.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Lake of Stymphalos in Arcadia, Greece.
According to legend, Stymphalos was only settleable after Heracles killed the crane-sized Stymphalian birds with his bow and arrow
Literature
Couture: then and now Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae on Mount Kotylion in Arcadia.
The view from the Temple of Apollo Epicurius is particularly attractive, from the beauty of the lines and the interest of the objects.
The celebrated plain of Olympia in Greece.
Olympia was the sanctuary of Zeus in Elis in the northwest of the Peloponnese peninsula. It was the venue of the Olympic Games of antiquity.
Man in redingote and chapeau claque on the Boulevard des Italiens.
Romantic fashion in the reign of Louis Philippe. The man is wearing a militaire or redingote and a chapeau claque. The woman is wearing a tightly cinched dress.
The Gate of the Lions of the ancient city of Mycenae, Greece.
The Gate of the Lions was the principal entrance to the acropolis of Mycenae and is located in the northwest of the fortified complex.
Village of Portaria on Mount Pelion, Greece.
The poetical fancy of the ancient Greeks has left the majestic elevation of Pelion surrounded with a never-fading glory of mythological wonders and classic charms.
The pass of Thermopylae in Central Greece.
The Thermopylae were a narrow point between the sea and the Kallidromos Mountains with high strategic value in antiquity.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Literature
Couture: then and now Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically.
