The Mouthpiece of Zitu
Omtale
Book Excerpt: ...erned by an hereditary king.]And now a word as to the Tamarizians themselves. They were a white and well-formed race. In their social structure women held an equal place with men. They believed in the spirit and a future life and the resurrection of the dead. In the sciences and arts they had made considerable progress.The clothing of the women consisted of a single garment, falling to the knees or just below them, cinctured about the body, caught over one shoulder by a metal or jeweled boss, and leaving the other shoulder and arm exposed. To this was added sandals of leather, metal, or wood, held to the foot by a toe-and-instep band and lacings running well up the calves. Men of wealth and caste and soldiers and nobles, instead of these sandals, generally wore metal casings, which amounted to a sandal and leg piece jointed to allow the ankle full play and reaching nearly to the knees.The men of caste also wore a soft shirt or chemise beneath a metal cuirass or an embroidered tunic, as...
Produktinformasjon
- ISBN/Varenr: 9783368934651
- Utgivelsesdato: 13.09.2023
- Utgivelsesår: 2023
- Forlag: Bod Third Party Titles
- Innbinding: Innbundet
- Språk: Engelsk
- Personer: Giesy, J U
- Litteraturtype: Skjønnlitteratur
- Emne: Fiction / Science Fiction
- Målgruppe: Voksne
- Aldersgrense: 0
- Opplag: 0
- Utgave: 0
- Illustrert: Nei
- Sider: 156