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Time & periodical will refer to:

Period (music) Period (rhetoric) Historical period Menstrual cycle, relating to the reproductive system full stop, also referred to as the time, that marks the prevent of a sentence

Science & Math: Orbital period, in astronomy Periodic table, in chemistry Periodic table period, in chemistry Periodic acid, in chemistry Geologic period, in geology Within mathematics, Periodic function Recurring decimal In the group, the period of an element a is the little whole number n such that a^north = e, a identity. Inside physics, a period is an interval of time between the return of phases inside a vibration, etc.

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The Well-Dressed Wench
Collection of costume-related links and resources for living history enthusiasts. Medieval and Renaissance, Colonial and American Revolution, and Civil War or Victorian eras.

Bjarne Drews' Costumes
Photographs of reproduction costumes, primarily from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Regency. Closeups of handmade lace and embroidery. [Graphic intensive]

United States Army Insignia
Examples of the changes in the insignia through history, indexed by war. Also West Point, and selected American and foreign medals. Insignia images, origin of ranks, and poems.

A Brief History of Fashion
Introduction to the history of western fashion, from the ancient Greeks to early 1900. Authors: Kathleen Gossman and Amber Lewis.

Historical Boys' Clothing
From the 16th to 20th centuries, but concentrating mainly on the period from 1800. Includes information on clothes for specific activities and special occasions, uniforms, hair-styles, chronologies, and analytical essays.

The Costumebase
Access over 3500 pictures that depict period costume, fabrics and fashion accessories: paintings, prints, fashion plates, and photographs of extant items.

The Ladies Treasury of Costume and Fashion
An ezine of 19th and 20th century costume and needlework resources, offering articles on period dress and related social history, plus free patterns based on original ladies' books and magazines.

Fashion History
Pauline Weston Thomas and Guy Thomas place costume alongside the social history of an era, focusing on fashion from 1800. Includes undergarments, haute couture and British royal fashion.

Deliberately Concealed Garments Project
The Textile Conservation Centre at the University of Southampton explores the folk tradition of concealing clothing in the fabric of buildings. Includes a database of garment finds in the United Kingdom.

MSN Encarta: 5 Weird Fashion Trends
Article overview expounding on the current trends of pointy shoes, tanning, makeup, ponchos and capes, and visible underwear, with their origins in history.

Arts: Design: Fashion
Society: History: By Time Period