Sclaveni male costume in 1760, 18th century.

Sclaveni costume in 1760

Sclaveni male costume in 1760, 18th century.

Sclaveni is the name given to the various Slavic communities on the southwestern branch or on the borders of the Byzantine Empire, the lower Danube, Wallachia and Moldavia, which had formed in the early 7th century. Later this term was also used to denote the Slavs dominated and populated regions in the Byzantine territories in the Balkans. With their “land grab” in Greece sealed the Slavs there to 600 the end of antiquity. 

The depicted costume exhibits the influence of the Ottoman Empire in 18th century.

Associated to:

1. Costumes of all countries by Alexandre Lacauchie 1850s.
2. Historical and folk costumes by Franz Lipperheide.
3. The costume of Turkey. Ottoman Empire 18th century.
4. Folk dresses from Norway, Dutch, Germany and Hungaria.
5. Provincial Russia. Costume and Culture.
6. Costume of the Russian empire by Edward Harding.
7. Serbian national costumes by Vladimir Kirin.
8. The Serbs in the Adriatic. Their types and costumes 1870-1878.