Overview

The recent renaissance of interest in the history of dress and its cultural importance is celebrated in this collection of interdisciplinary essays. The sixteen contributors present on-going research into the study of the clothed body in ancient Egypt and the Aegean, Classical Greece, Rome and Late Antiquity. Through literary and artistic evidence and film, they discuss how dress articulates and defines an individual within his or her given society, at the same time highlighting common themes in scholarship, methodological differences between disciplines and periods, as well as contrasting definitions of what constitutes the clothed body. Essays discussing Aegean Bronze Age fashions, costume design in filmed biblical epics, clothing in Aristophanic comedy, Greek and Roman female undergarments, the symbolism of the Roman toga, and the spectacle of images of Byzantine dress, are just some of the diverse subjects covered in this study.

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Author:   Liza Cleland ,  Mary Harlow ,  Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Publisher:   Oxbow Books
Imprint:   Oxbow Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9781842171653

ISBN 10:   1842171658
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 April 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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These essays...offer new socially relevant insights into familiar works of antiquity [and] offer challening directions for continued research using precision studies of garment construction, fibers and fabrics, and, especially, their meanings in social contexts. -- B.B. Chico Choice April 2006 Highly recommended.' -- B B Chico Choice 2006 This publication will be of interest to textile conservationists, archaeologists, classicists, art historians, theatrical costume designers, and re-enactment enthusiasts.' -- Maureen Alden Costume The book will be especially useful to scholars specialising in gender studies, fabric manufacture, and the social importance and interpretation of clothes. However, anyone with a general interest in these areas and a healthy sense of curiosity will learn something from every chapter.' -- Fiona Greenland Ancient West & East 7 2008

These essays...offer new socially relevant insights into familiar works of antiquity [and] offer challening directions for continued research using precision studies of garment construction, fibers and fabrics, and, especially, their meanings in social contexts. -- B.B. Chico Choice Highly recommended.' -- B B Chico Choice, 2006 This publication will be of interest to textile conservationists, archaeologists, classicists, art historians, theatrical costume designers, and re-enactment enthusiasts. -- Maureen Alden Costume The book will be especially useful to scholars specialising in gender studies, fabric manufacture, and the social importance and interpretation of clothes. However, anyone with a general interest in these areas and a healthy sense of curiosity will learn something from every chapter.' -- Fiona Greenland Ancient West & East, Vol 7, 2008

These essays...offer new socially relevant insights into familiar works of antiquity [and] offer challening directions for continued research using precision studies of garment construction, fibers and fabrics, and, especially, their meanings in social contexts. -- B.B. Chico Choice April 2006 Highly recommended.' -- B B Chico Choice 2006 This publication will be of interest to textile conservationists, archaeologists, classicists, art historians, theatrical costume designers, and re-enactment enthusiasts. -- Maureen Alden Costume The book will be especially useful to scholars specialising in gender studies, fabric manufacture, and the social importance and interpretation of clothes. However, anyone with a general interest in these areas and a healthy sense of curiosity will learn something from every chapter.' -- Fiona Greenland Ancient West & East Vol 7, 2008

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