Decorative Motives from the Arts of early Crete and Greece. About 2000 B. C. Middle and Late Minoan.
Tag: Ancient Minoan
Earthenware from Crete and Greece. Middle and Late Minoan.
CRETE AND GREECE. Middle and Late Minoan circa 2000—1200 B.C. Vessels from Cnossus, Mochlos, Korakou, Palaikastro, Melos.
Minoan or Mycenaean Age. Costumes of ancient cretan people.
The Cretan costume of Antiquity. Long ago on the island of Crete there lived a group of people called Cretans and belonged to Minoan or Mycenaean Age.
Early Cretan Libation Vessel
Early Cretan libation vessel, found at Crete, New Palace Knossos.
The Snake Goddess from Knossos. Priestess in Minoan Crete 2000 B.C.
The Snake Goddess from Knossos, ca. 2000 B.C. Regarded as characteristic of feminine fashion in Minoan Crete.
Minoan. Our Lady Of The Sports.
Minoan costume. Our Lady Of The Sports with male loincloth, Knossos. Chryselephantine Image of Goddess with male Loinclothing: Our Lady Of The Sports Views of Corset, Girdle and male loin… Read More
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