Ancient Greek female costume : illustrated by one hundred and twelve plates and numerous smaller illustrations ; with descriptive letterpress and descriptive passages from the works of Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, Aeschylus, Euripides, Aristophanes, Theocritus, Xenophon, Lucian, and other Greek authors (1882)
Smith, J. Moyr, 1839-1912 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 63
arying hues in gay confusion riseRich from the artists hand ! twelve clasps of goldClose to the lessening waist the vest infold;Down from the swelling loins the vest unboundFloats in bright waves redundant oer the ground.A bracelet rich with gold, and amber gay,That shot effulgence like the solar… … Fig. 25. The Dress of Here. In the following description of thedressing of Here (Juno), Homer pro-bably only describes faithfully the toiletof a lady of rank in the early ages ofGreece :— Swift to her bright apartment she repairs,Sacred to dress, and beautys pleasing cares :With skill divine had…
Costume -- Greece · Women -- Greece
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