Studien zu der Entwicklungsgeschichte orientalischen Kostüms, Max Tilke, 1922. Companion text to his set of color plates on Oriental costume. This book explains the evolutionary history of the many types of robes, wraps, mantles, coats, and legwear that developed from simple pieces to complex and sewn combinations. Some are extinct, but a large number were still in use up to modern times. 120 black and white illustrations. With an English translation.