Known as fierce warriors and skilled artisans and crafters? the Celts had established a culture long before the existence of the Roman Empire. Their territory extended from Romania and Hungary westward to France and Spain? eventually including England? Scotland? Wales? and Ireland. This well-researched coloring book documents more than 4?000 years of Celtic fashions. Forty-five ready-to-color illustrations? accompanied by detailed captions? depict a wide variety of apparel and accessories from cloaks worn by European Celts ca. 2000 B.C. to the elaborately embroidered costume of a twentieth-century Irish step dancer. Here also are careful renderings of Gallic-Celtic warriors in tunics and trousers (100 B.C.)? Druids making a sacrificial offering (A.D. 100)? and an Irish-Celtic family of the Roman era (A.D. 150)? St. Patrick and a converted noblewoman (A.D. 432)? and nineteenth-century Irish fisherfolk? among others. This fascinating collection is sure to be valued by students of costume design? fashion historians? and coloring book fans of all ages."Paperback | 48 pages206 x 274 x 10mm | 158.76g37316Dover Publications Inc.New York? United StatesEnglish