The Culture of the Balkan Peninsula
Traditional Montenegrin costume from Cettinje in 1850. With tobacco pipe, turban, cloak and traditional dagger. Cetinje is a town in Montenegro between Podgorica and Budva. Cetinje was until 1918 the capital of Montenegro. “Sheets… Read More
The Serbs in the Adriatic. Their types and costumes 1870-1878.
Montenegrin from Postinje in 1850. Woman from Postinje in traditional Montenegro costume. Gornje Postinje is a small town in Dalmatia, near the city of Split in Croatia. Sheets for costume. Historical and folk… Read More
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)
A man from the area of Athens. Historical and folk costumes by Franz Lipperheide.
Greek woman with child from Bethlehem, 19th century. Historical and folk costumes by Franz Lipperheide.
The peoples of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
Peoples from Hungary, Magyars.
Slovenian folk costume. Slowenic national dresses in 1890. The peoples of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Published by Johann Nepomuk Vernay, Austria, 1896.
Siebenbürgen traditional costumes. Transsylvanian (German Settler from Saxony and Swabia). The peoples of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Published by Johann Nepomuk Vernay, Austria, 1896.
Transylvania traditional dress. Romania folk costumes. The peoples of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Published by Johann Nepomuk Vernay, Austria, 1896.
