Veiled Egyptian Woman with child. Source: The Oriental Album. Characters, Costumes, And Modes Of Life, In The Valley Of The Nile. Published 1848. Drawings by Prisse d’Avennes 1807-1879. Lithographs by… Read More
Tag: Holy Land
Holy Land is a term for the region referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Canaan, Eretz Israel or the Promised Land. Since the Roman Empire, the region has been called Palestine.
Camels Resting in the Sherkiyeh. Land of Goshen,
The Oriental Album. Camels Resting in the Sherkiyeh. Land of Goshen, Lower Egypt.
Dromedaries Halting in the Desert by Prisse d’Avennes.
Characters, Costumes, And Modes Of Life, In The Valley Of The Nile by Prisse d’Avennes.
An Arab Sheikh in traditional costume. The Oriental Album.
Arab Sheikh Smoking. The Oriental Album by Prisse d’Avennes
A Caravan. Kafila with a Camel Bearing a Hodesh.
A caravan of camels has pitched their camp in an oasis.
Egyptian Dancing Girls. The Oriental Album.
Egyptian Dancing Girls Performing the Ghawazi at Rosetta, by Prisse d’Avennes.
Harem girl in Cairo 1848, by Prisse d’Avennes. The Oriental Album.
Harem girl in Cairo 1848. The Oriental Album by Prisse d’Avennes.
Nejdi, Arabian Horse
Nejdi Horse, Arabia by Prisse d’Avennes. The Oriental Album.
A Berber Playing the Kissar to Women of the Same Tribe.
The Oriental Album. A Berber Playing the Kissar to Women of the Same Tribe.
Greek woman with child from Bethlehem, 19th century.
Greek woman with child from Bethlehem, 19th century. Historical and folk costumes by Franz Lipperheide.
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