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Nicosia: Politistiko Hidryma Trapezes Kyprou, 1996. Brand new. In Greek. Hard cover, 29X24 cm, 320 pp., 275 images; net weight 1620 gr. ISBN: 9789963420544.This extensive and exhaustive study of Cypriot urban costume during the last century of Ottoman occupation presents valuable information derived not only from extant Cypriot items of clothing and jewellery, but also from engravings, water-colours and rare or unpublished written sources · such as the register with the dragoman Hadjigeorgakis Kornessios's estate and other lists with the estates of deceased persons from Nicosia and Larnaca. The author, currently an assistant professor at the University of Cyprus, has conducted an original research based on a combination of ethnographical methods and historical documentation. Amply illustrated, this luxurious edition is an important contribution to the study of the modern cultural heritage of Cyprus and the preservation of memories and traditions.
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