Costumes and Jewellery of in both text and rare photos give a composite and comprehenisve picturej of how the Tibetan people down the centuries and throughout the vast and daunting plateau clothed and bedecked themselves. It is a haunting book that triggers nostalgia and longing for a world that is disappearing before our very eyes. In re-ceates the world of old Tibet for the benefit of the new generation of Tibetans.