Ancient European Costume and Fashion Author:Herbert Norris Scrupulously researched book by noted authority traces the development of European clothing styles from prehistory to the Norman Conquest in 1066 AD. Over 160 illustrations, including 17 full-color plates, display draped robes of classical Greece, the jewel-encrusted apparel of a 10th-century Byzantine emperor, garments of peasants, as well as f... more »ootwear, hairstyles, headdresses, and jewelry. Accompanying text chronologically traces origin and development of a garment and its relation to forerunners and successors. Immensely valuable reference for students, historians, artists and anyone intersted in costume history.« less