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OverviewIn Byzantium there were two overlapping systems of dress: a semiotic one whereby dress was a code for rank and wealth, and a fashion system where dress was based on the desire to look a certain way. This book explains secular dress from the eighth to the twelfth centuries through an examination of painted representations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. BallPublisher: Palgrave USA Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 2006 ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9781403967008ISBN 10: 1403967008 Pages: 205 Publication Date: 22 February 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAbbreviations for Manuscripts Cited List of Plates Introduction Methodology Imperial Dress Court Dress Dress of the Borderland Elite Non-Elite Dress An Examination of the Textile Evidence Conclusion BibliographyReviewsDress history is a field rightly gaining increasing recognition and an up-to-date book on Byzantine dress is certainly overdue...Ball's book begins the process of changing the situation. She argues convincingly that the Byzantines were concerned with fashion and used it in a significant and nuanced way. -- Speculum This book is a welcome addition to the history of Byzantine dress.... a useful introduction to the subject; it deals with the problems of the evidence and is willing to recognise the problems of definition of garments over time. -- Medieval Clothing and Textiles 'This book is a welcome addition to the history of Byzantine dress. It presents a concise coverage of the Middle Byzantine period (eighth to twelfth centuries) using paintings (both frescoes and illustrated manuscripts) as its main evidence...It will be a good addition to the libraries of Byzantine historians and dress historians.' - Medieval Clothing and Textiles Author InformationJENNIFER L. BALL is Assistant Professor of Medieval Art History at Brooklyn College, New York, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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