Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume, and Rituals

Paris: Flammarion, 2001. First English-language edition. Folio in full-color illus jacket; 224 pages: color illustrations; 32 cm; bibliographical references (page 223). Fine in fine jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 2080106996; 9782080106995

Heavily iilustrated with color photos. Well done. Translated by David Radzinowicz Howell from the French original: Noces. / Uniform Title: Noces. English/ Contents: Jasmine: the Tamils of south India -- Amber: the Berbers of Morocco -- Silver: the black Miaos of China -- Red wool and pheasant feathers: the small flowery Miaos of China -- Red bonnets and reindeer-skin boots: the Lapps -- Coral and turquoise: the Tibetans -- Laterite: the Tuaregs Kel-Air in Niger -- Ochre: the Peulh Bororos of Niger -- Henna and pearls: the Fassi, Morocco -- Gold: the Minangkabaus, Indonesia.

Contains photographs and descriptions of wedding rituals in various cultures from around the world including China, Tibet, Lapland, and several African nations.

Wedding costume -- Cross-cultural studies. Marriage customs and rites -- Pictorial works. Wedding costume -- Pictorial works. Mariage -- Rites et cérémonies -- Études transculturelles. Costume nuptial -- Études transculturelles. Mariage -- Rites et cérémonies -- Ouvrages illustrés. Costume nuptial -- Ouvrages illustrés. Marriage customs and rites. Wedding costume. Marriage customs and rites. Weddings. Marriage customs and rites -- Pictorial works. Weddings -- Pictorial works.