Bandeau that dates from the Diocletian period (286–305 AD), mosaics depict young women dressed in bandeau-like garments participating in weightlifting, discus throwing, and running ball games, but not swimming. The mosaic features ten maidens who have been anachronistically dubbed the "Bikini Girls". Other Roman archaeological finds depict the goddess Venus in a similar garment. In Pompeii, depictions of Venus wearing a bikini were discovered in the Casa della Venere, in the "tablinum" of the House of Julia Felix, and in an atrium garden of Via Dell'Abbondanza. In the 1920s the term was applied to a simply shaped brassiere, usually of a
Shelf Awareness cited and/or sourced by other publications covering books and bookselling. In 2011, "Shelf Awareness" launched a consumer book review version called "Shelf Awareness for Readers". The company hired Marilyn Dahl as the review editor and Jennifer Brown as the children’s literature editor. The consumer version, called "Shelf Awareness for Readers" (also known as "Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers"), has an approximate circulation of 399,000 readers. Key features include book reviews, author interviews, contests, and book-related news. A version of "Shelf Awareness for Readers" is also sent out by approximately 130 independent bookstores to their customers. The “Bookstore Edition” includes the