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Roman Dress and the Fabrics of Roman Culture
Jonathan Edmondson
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Description for Roman Dress and the Fabrics of Roman Culture
Paperback. Roman Dress and the Fabrics of Roman Culture investigates the social symbolism and cultural poetics of dress in the ancient Roman world in the period from 200 BCE-400 CE. Editor(s): Edmondson, Jonathan; Keith, Alison. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 50, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; AKTA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
Roman Dress and the Fabrics of Roman Culture investigates the social symbolism and cultural poetics of dress in the ancient Roman world in the period from 200 BCE-400 CE. Editors Jonathan Edmondson and Alison Keith and the contributors to this volume explore the diffusion of Roman dress protocols at Rome and in the Roman imperial context by looking at Rome's North African provinces in particular, a focus that previous studies have overlooked or dealt with only in passing. Another unique aspect of this collection is that it goes beyond the male elite to address a wider spectrum of Roman society. ... Read more
Roman Dress and the Fabrics of Roman Culture investigates the social symbolism and cultural poetics of dress in the ancient Roman world in the period from 200 BCE-400 CE. Editors Jonathan Edmondson and Alison Keith and the contributors to this volume explore the diffusion of Roman dress protocols at Rome and in the Roman imperial context by looking at Rome's North African provinces in particular, a focus that previous studies have overlooked or dealt with only in passing. Another unique aspect of this collection is that it goes beyond the male elite to address a wider spectrum of Roman society. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Phoenix Supplementary Volumes
Condition
New
Weight
610g
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442610798
SKU
V9781442610798
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About Jonathan Edmondson
Jonathan Edmondson is professor of History and Classical Studies in the Department of History at York University. Alison Keith is professor of Classics and Women's Studies in the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto.
Reviews for Roman Dress and the Fabrics of Roman Culture
'Those entering the field of Roman clothing studies will find this concise survey very useful ... Illustrating the various threads of current investigation into Roman clothing, these intriguing essays show that understanding the symbolism of Roman clothing is essential in recovering the Romans' way of thinking about themselves and the others of their empire.
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