Folk costumes of the World / Robert Harrold ; illustrated by Phyllida Legg.

Details costumes from different countries of the world .Stresses that these costumes serve men in threefold purpose namely:as protection against the elements ,insects and animal life and adapted to the requirement of the terrain,for adornment ,the recognition of rank and marital status and religion and in ritual ceremonies.Contents:Iceland,Lapland,Finland,Norway,Sweden,Denmark,The Netherlands,Frnace,Basque,Belgium,Grmany,Austria,Switzerland,Italy,England,Irelnad,Scotalnd,Wales,Corsica,Malta,Sardinia,Sicily,The Balearic Islands,Spai9n,Portugal,Madeira,The Canary Islands,Czech Republic,Republic of Slovakia,Poland,Hungary,Russia,Ukraine,The Baltic Republics,Moldova,Georgia(Caucasus),The central Sain Republics,Roamania,Former Yugoslavia,Bulgaria,Albania,Greece,Crete,Cyprus,Turkey,Iran,Morocco,Algeria,Tunisia,Egypt,The Lebanon,Ethiopia,Saudi Arabia,Iraq,Isarael,Sri Lanka,India,Tibet,Afghanistan,China,Thailand,Korea,Japan, The Philipines,Malyasia,Indonesia,Myanmar,New Zealand,Canada,USA,Mexico,Guatemala,onduras,Costa Rica,Panama,Cuba,Colombia,Venezuela,Brazil,Peru,Bolivia,Paraguay,Chile,Argentina,Uruguay.