Tartan is a fabric that has been adopted all over the world as a mark of corporate or kindered identity. The Scottish clan or family tartan is of comparatively recent origin, but its genesis and development are linked with the colourful and dramatic story of Scotland itself. This book traces the history of the clan system and the origins of the Highland dress and of the Tartan, and gives advice as to how and where the tartan should be worn. The main section of the book includes an extensive list of sept and family names, ...
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Tartan is a fabric that has been adopted all over the world as a mark of corporate or kindered identity. The Scottish clan or family tartan is of comparatively recent origin, but its genesis and development are linked with the colourful and dramatic story of Scotland itself. This book traces the history of the clan system and the origins of the Highland dress and of the Tartan, and gives advice as to how and where the tartan should be worn. The main section of the book includes an extensive list of sept and family names, accounts of all the main clans of Scotland and details of the leading families which have tartans, illustrated with 265 tartan patterns.
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Very Good. Size: 10x9x1; Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. XL. Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 224 pages. Many color illustrations.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0862838800. History of the clans and tartans of Scotland. This is a fully illustrated large format book with over 360 color illustrations and information on the clans, illustrations of their tartants, information on famous people with the same name, etc. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book; there is a small previous owner's name with "Edinburgh, Scotland" beneath it on the top corner of front end paper. The dust jacket is in nice condition with no chips or tears.; Color Illustrations; 4to 11"-13" tall; 224 pages.