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Ethel Beatrice Abrahams

1880–1956

Best known for a detailed 1908 study of ancient Greek clothing, this early 20th-century writer brought together art, archaeology, and careful observation to trace how dress changed from pre-Hellenic times to the Hellenistic age.

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Greek dress : $b a study of the costumes worn in ancient Greece, from pre-Hellenic times to the Hellenistic age

Greek dress : $b a study of the costumes worn in ancient Greece, from pre-Hellenic times to the Hellenistic age

by Ethel Beatrice Abrahams

About the author

Ethel Beatrice Abrahams is known for Greek Dress: A Study of the Costumes Worn in Ancient Greece, from Pre-Hellenic Times to the Hellenistic Age, published in London by John Murray in 1908. The book was issued under the name Ethel B. Abrahams, M.A., and later became widely accessible through major digital libraries and Project Gutenberg.

Her work focuses on the history of clothing in the Greek world, following dress across long stretches of time and drawing on visual and historical evidence. Even from the title and surviving editions, it is clear that she approached the subject as a serious researcher with a strong interest in classical culture and material life.

Reliable biographical details about her life appear to be scarce in the sources I could confirm, so much of her public legacy today rests on this book itself. For readers interested in classical history, costume, or the everyday world behind ancient art, her study remains a distinctive and useful contribution.