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All Dressed Up eBook

$30.00

All Dressed Up explores the fascinating history of animal adornment, costume, and presentation, from ceremonial dress and royal pageantry to circus spectacle and cultural tradition. Richly illustrated and thoughtfully researched, it reveals how humans have dressed animals to express power, celebration, and identity across centuries.

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All Dressed Up explores the fascinating history of animal adornment, costume, and presentation, from ceremonial dress and royal pageantry to circus spectacle and cultural tradition. Richly illustrated and thoughtfully researched, it reveals how humans have dressed animals to express power, celebration, and identity across centuries.

Note: This is a digital product. After checkout, your eBook will be available to download from the checkout page and via a secure link sent to your email.

DESCRIPTION

All Dressed Up is a richly detailed exploration of the ways humans have dressed, decorated, and displayed animals throughout history. Drawing on examples from royal courts, religious ceremonies, warfare, pageantry, circuses, zoos, and cultural festivals, the book examines why animals have so often been adorned to reflect power, status, spectacle, and belief.

Moving across continents and centuries, it looks at ceremonial trappings, armour, harnesses, costumes, and symbolic decoration, revealing how clothing and ornament transformed animals into living symbols of empire, entertainment, reverence, and identity. Alongside historical narrative, the book considers the craftsmanship behind these adornments and the cultural meanings they carried.

Thoughtfully researched and generously illustrated, All Dressed Up is both a visual and intellectual journey, appealing to readers interested in history, animals, art, costume, and the complex relationship between humans and the creatures they choose to place on display.