THE GREEK FOLK COSTUME 2

400 pages

hundreds of color and black & white photographs, drawings

hardback, 30x25 cm

The masterpieces of folk handicrafts, which through the aspiration of the simple artisan reach the heights of true artistic creation, are presented in this publication. The diversity of costumes from the various areas of Greece, the impressive decoration, the detailed embroidery and the dazzling colours represent the wealth of Greek tradition. This is an exhaustive, authoritative and comprehensive publication, lavishly illustrated with material from the unique collections of the Benaki Museum in Athens.

The book also shows how costume covers the specific demands which are created by geographical position and local climatological conditions. These dictate the production and processing of material as well as the commercial relations of each community. Therefore, the costume of each locality expresses the aesthetic perceptions of each community and reflects its special characteristics of its way of life. The book covers the costumes with the Kavadi of the following areas: Old Athens, Megara, Almyros, Karagounian, Yannina, Veroia, Episkopi, Vergina, Rumlouki, Kapoutzida, Baltza, Drymos, Asvestochori, Chalkidiki, Soufli, Kalymnos, Kastellorizo, Cyprus

Greek 9602042044

The costume of Old Athens

The costume of Megara

The costume of Almyros

The Karagounian costume

The older costume of Yannina

The older costume of  Veroia

The costume of Episkopi and Vergina

The costume of Roumlouki

The costume of Kapoutzida

The costume of Baltza and Drymos

The costume of Asvestochori

The costume of Chalkidiki

The costume of Soufli

The costume of Kalymnos

The costume of Kastellorizo

The costume of Cyprus