General Costume Advice

The internet is of course your friend. There are plenty of books and websites out there with detail on history, design, clothing, culture and a whole lot more. Here are some titles and links to some of the sources that have been mentioned and might be useful to you.

Carthage

• African Designs (British Museum Pattern Books)

Egypt

• Ancient Egyptian Designs (British Museum Pattern Books)
• Ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Persian Costume (Mary Houston)

• http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/beards.htm
• http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3365

Greece

• Greek Designs (British Museum Pattern Books)
• 300: The Art of the Film: The Art of the Movie
• Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Costume (Mary Houston)

• http://www.fashion-era.com/ancient_costume/index.htm
• http://www.larp.com/hoplite/
• http://www.edupics.com/en-coloring-pages-pictures-photo-greece-c181.html

Persia

• Islamic Designs (British Museum Pattern Books) (though remember our Persia is significantly pre-Islam)
• 300: The Art of the Film: The Art of the Movie
• Ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Persian Costume (Mary Houston)

Rome

• Roman Designs (British Museum Pattern Books)
• Rome (book of the HBO series)
• Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Costume (Mary Houston)

• http://www.roman-empire.net/
• http://www.larp.com/legioxx/
• http://www.edupics.com/en-coloring-pages-pictures-photo-roman-age-c136.html
• http://www.vicus.org.uk/kitguide/index.htm

General

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