Pictorial Encyclopedia of Historic Costume

Pictorial Encyclopedia of Historic CostumeRanging from the elegant garments worn by citizens of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to the dramatic clothing of nineteenth century French, English, and German societies, this stunning pictorial encyclopedia chronicles the full sweep of historic dress through the centuries. Carefully gathered from a rare portfolio originally published in 1906, over one thousand detailed engravings are presented here in a continuous chronological format. An

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In his stories Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893) blended brilliantly realistic depictions of characters moving against carefully described backgrounds with an objectivity and universality that has earned him a place among the finest of all short-story writers

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This intensely personal narrative — among the first in which self-analysis was used to describe spiritual and emotional experiences — provides a detailed

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