Byzantine Dress: A Guide

Author:   Jennifer L. Ball
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367560003


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   23 October 2024
Format:   Hardback
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This book offers approaches to the study of Byzantine dress of elites and non-elites, in sacred and secular modes, from the beginning of the Empire in the fourth century until the fifteenth century. Byzantine dress is considered from within and outside of the Empire, and examines both artefactual remains as well as emphasizing studies that elucidate Byzantine dress when few or no artifacts exist. Byzantine Dress: A Guide tackles current conceptual frameworks in the first three chapters and considers identity and sartorial signaling among Byzantines as well as foreigners in images as well as actual items of dress. A second section addresses material considerations, reflecting on construction and its effect on value. The interpretation of archaeological material is analyzed, along with reconstruction and context. Dress as part of rituals – at court, church, and in various ceremonies – is the focus of a third section. The final two chapters bring Byzantine dress into conversation with dress studies more broadly. A discursive chapter argues for a fashion system within the Byzantine Empire, which has been largely seen as pre-dating the notion of fashion. The final chapter concerns display, interpretation and conservation of fragmentary material in a museum context. This book aims toward a general audience new to the subject of Byzantine dress. Specialists in Byzantine studies and dress studies more generally will find the attention to current scholarship and archaeological interpretation invaluable for research, and the book will also appeal to an audience new to the subject of Byzantine dress.

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Author:   Jennifer L. Ball
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9780367560003


ISBN 10:   0367560003
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   23 October 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction Jennifer Ball SECTION I: Perspectives on Byzantine Dress Chapter 1. Byzantine identity and dress Maria Parani Chapter 2. Uniformity and Distinction Jennifer Ball Chapter 3. Dressing Beyond Byzantium: Negotiating Identity Through Local and Imported Fashion Cristina Stancioiu SECTION II. Value and Construction Chapter 4. Jewelry Georgios Makris Chapter 5. Dressing the Non-Elite in the Byzantine Empire Arielle Winnick Chapter 6. The Construction and Re-Use of Clothing in the Late Antique Period Faith Pennick Morgan SECTION III. Clothing Rituals Chapter 7. Byzantine Dress in Marriage Rituals Gabriel Radle Chapter 8. Liturgical Dress Warren Woodfin Chapter 9. Ceremonial and Diplomatic Dress Tim Dawson Chapter 10: The Byzantine Fashion System Jennifer Ball Chapter 11: Displaying Byzantine Dress Kathrin Colburn and Elizabeth Dospěl-Williams

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Jennifer L. Ball is a professor of Early Christian and Byzantine Art History at The City University of New York. Her research interests encompass textiles and dress, and portrait representations of dress. Much of her research considers the movement of textiles, and other material culture, around Afro-Eurasia, in the Byzantine, Islamic and Western medieval worlds. She is a frequent lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and has held fellowships at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Princeton University’s Program in Hellenic Studies. She is the recipient of teaching awards including the Claire Tow Distinguished Teacher Award at Brooklyn College.

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