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| The Ancient Middle East 3500-600 B.C. | |
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| Crete and Greece c. 2900-300 B.C. | |
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| Etruria and Rome c. 800 B.C. - A.D. 400 | |
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| The Early Middle Ages c. 300-1300 | |
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| The Late Middle Ages c. 1300-1500 | |
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| The Italian Renaissance c. 1400-1600 | |
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| The Northern Renaissance c. 1500-1600 | |
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| The Seventeenth Century 1600-1700 | |
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| The Eighteenth Century 1700-1800 | |
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| The Directoire Period and the Empire Period 1790-1820 | |
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| The Romantic Period 1820-1850 | |
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| The Crinoline Period 1850-1869 | |
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| The Bustle Period and Nineties 1870-1900 | |
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| The Edwardian Period and World War I 1900-1920 | |
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| The Twenties, Thirties, and World War II 1920-1947 | |
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| The New Look and Beyond 1947-1960 | |
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| The Sixties and Seventies: Style Tribes Emerge 1960-1980 | |
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| The Eighties and Nineties: Affluence, Information, and a New Millenium 1980-2003TEXT | |
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| Features | |
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| Objects from the fine and applied arts in various time periods | |
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| Recurring themes and concepts in dress | |
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| Relates revivals of styles from each era to their earlier historical sources | |
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| Illuminating commentary from journals, letters, and periodicals from each period | |
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| Chronological line drawings of major garments from the Ancient Middle East (3500-600 B.C.) through Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1500) in tables | |
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| Illustrates, in tables spanning from 1870 through 1995, undergarments for men, women and children | |
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| Extensive bibliographies, pronunciation guides, and glossary terms | |
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| More than 580 black-and-white and colour photographs, pictorial tables, and illustrations | |
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| Instructor's Guide provides information about the sources of supplementary slide and video materials, as well as suggested teaching strategies and evaluative techniques | |