Mandarins are still known today for their silk, splendid court costumes
Mandarin. High state official in Imperial China, c. 1843.
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China Jesuit missionary costume.
China Jesuit missionary costume, 1843. Jésuite missionnaire à la Chine. Gallery: Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen. Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world. Associated with: The Rise… Read More
Poland. Costumes of the nobility. Early 17th century.
Poland nobility costumes. Baroque fashion era. Poland. Costumes of the nobility. Early seventeenth century. Polonia. Trajes de la nobleza. Principios del siglo XVII. Source: Galería del Arte Decorativo: Enciclopedia Universal… Read More
Vietnam Soldiers costume, 1843.
Vietnam Soldiers costume, 1843. Naturel et Soldat Cochinchinois. Gallery: Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen. Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world.
Renaissance Armor. Closed helmet with visor. 1500-1550.
Galería del Arte Decorativo. Yelmo cerrado, y con visera. 1500-1550.
Spain. Half armour or corselet from the 16th century.
España. Media armadura ó corselete del siglo XVI.
Chiselled and carved cuirass from the 16th century.
Coraza cincelada y maqueada del siglo XVI. Armeria de Turin.
Vietnam Soldier costume in 1843. Cohinchinois military.
Vietnam Soldier costume 1843. Soldat Cohinchinois. Cochinchina, French Cochinchine, Vietnamese Nam Kỳ (from Chinese 南圻, “southern border”) is an old name for southern Vietnam and parts of eastern Cambodia, between… Read More
Termination of the Great Wall of China. The Gulf of Pecheli.
In a previous description of the Great Wall of China, the particular view here given is alluded to and described.
The Hennin. Headdresses of the 15th century.
Medieval fashion history. The Development of the Hennin, sometimes referred to as the Cornet.