Fashion, Costume and Culture / Vol.1-5. European Culture from the Renaissance to the Modern Era vol 3

For assignments requiring research on cultures and customs, fashion and costume information through the eras is frequently needed by middle school students. U - X - L 's "Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages" has all the answers in a comprehensive, chronologically based, affordably priced, four color, 5-vol. set. With typical U - X - L high quality, "Fashion, Costume, and Culture" provides facts and information about the cultural, religious and social implications of human decoration and adornment throughout history, with a particular emphasis on the decades of the 20th century. In 500 entries, detailed information about clothing, hairstyles, tattoos, jewelry, body piercing, feet binding and other types of fashion or style is examined. Additionally, entries explain the fashion or style within the context of the traditions, customs, rituals or practices it relates to, as well as its significance to society or culture. Entries follow a standardized format to ensure that students can easily do comparisons. Arranged chronologically, each era, century or decade begins with a short synopsis of the historical highlights. With further division of the information by region, similar nations, countries and cultures are presented together and include an overview broken up with numerous subheads leading students directly to the information they need. For additional ease-of-use, information on specific fashion items and the country or culture that used them is divided into four main topics areas including: Clothing Footwear Hairstyles and headgear Body decoration To ensure relevancy for student research needs, entries were selected based on middle school curriculum, as well as their importance to a particular culture or country. Additionally, "Fashion, Costume, and Culture" is written at a seventh-grade reading level with difficult terms or concepts explained in each entry. Features include 400 color and black-and-white photos and illustrations; a timeline; words-to-know section; sidebars with related information; sources for further reading; an index; and more. ANCIENT EGYPT......Page 4 MESOPOTAMIA......Page 5 ANCIENT GREECE......Page 6 ANCIENT ROME......Page 7 EARLY ASIAN CULTURES......Page 8 NOMADS AND BARBARIANS......Page 9 OCEANIA......Page 10 MAYANS, AZTECS, AND INCAS......Page 11 AFRICAN CULTURES......Page 12 THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY......Page 13 THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY......Page 14 THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY......Page 15 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY......Page 16 1900–18......Page 17 1919–29......Page 18 1930–45......Page 19 1961–79......Page 21 1980–2003......Page 23 Entries by Alphabetical Order......Page 25 Entries by Topic Category......Page 38 Reader’s Guide......Page 49 Contributors......Page 53 Timeline......Page 55 Words to Know......Page 62 Volume 5: Modern World - Part II: 1946 - 2003......Page 0 Volume 3: European Culture from the Renaissance to the Modern Era......Page 2 THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY......Page 67 Clothing......Page 70 Headwear......Page 77 Body Decorations......Page 80 Footwear......Page 82 THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY......Page 84 Clothing......Page 87 Headwear......Page 105 Body Decorations......Page 110 Footwear......Page 117 THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY......Page 121 Decline of Sumptuary Laws (box)......Page 123 Clothing......Page 126 Headwear......Page 144 Body Decorations......Page 150 Footwear......Page 159 THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY......Page 165 Clothing......Page 169 Headwear......Page 188 Body Decorations......Page 195 Footwear......Page 207 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY......Page 210 Inventions That Changed the World of Fashion (box)......Page 211 Clothing......Page 215 Headwear......Page 241 Body Decorations......Page 254 Footwear......Page 262 Where to Learn More......Page 268 Index......Page 271 Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Examines more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces to tennis shoes. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. This set shows how clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs v. 1. The ancient world v. 2. Early cultures across the globe v. 3. European culture from the Renaissance to the modern era v. 4. Modern world part I: 1900-1945 v. 5. Modern world part II: 1946-2003 Electronic version of Fashion, costume, and culture. Detroit : UXL, 2004. 5 v.