Contents

Chapters include: Life, leisure and enjoyment; Dress and accessories; Stone Age jewellery; Egyptian vanity; Clothing and Jewelry in India; Greek garments; Palace fashions in Japan; Cold-climate dress; Bold designs in South America; Interior design in Assyria; Egyptian crafts; Chinese pottery; Fine crafts in Japan; Roman decoration; Viking picture stories; Sport & entertainment; Sport and games in China; Popular music in Ancient Greece; Mythical tales of Greece; Roman sport and combat; American Indian storytelling; Celtic bards and musicians; Games in Mesopotamia; At the theatre in Japan; Entertaining royal India; The written tradition; Picture-wrting in Mesopotamia; Decoding Egyptian script; Chinese word symbols; Celtic messages in stone; Mesoamerican writing; Glossary; Index.