ANDALUSIAN DANCERS. NOTWITHSTANDING the general gravity of the Spanish character, the dances peculiar to this nation are remarkable for the vivacity of their movements, which people of all ages and conditions… Read More
Tag: Dance costumes
Egyptian Dancing Girls. The Oriental Album.
Egyptian Dancing Girls Performing the Ghawazi at Rosetta, by Prisse d’Avennes.
Egypt. A Girl performing on the Tarabuka.
Goblet drums (also tarabuka) are single-sheet drums widely used in Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa.
Magyars dancing the Czárdás. Austro-Hungarian.
The peoples of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
Dancing females in chiton. Ancient Greece Costumes.
Dancing females in chiton. Ancient Greece Costumes. Costume of the ancients by Thomas Hope.
Females dancing. Ancient Greek costume history
Grecian Females dancing. Costume of the ancients by Thomas Hope.
Almeh a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Arab Egypt.
Almeh was the name of a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Arab Egypt. The term became synonymous with ‘belly dancer’ in 19th-century European Orientalism.
A muslim female dancer at Constantinople. Ottoman empire.
Music and dancing are forbidden by the Islamic religion, these amusements are tolerated by the government.
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