A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity

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Harlow, MaryHrsg.

TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback

256 Seiten

Englisch

Bloomsbury Publishing PLCerschienen am25.02.2021

Whilst seemingly simple garments such as the tunic remained staples of the classical wardrobe, sources from the period reveal a rich variety of changing styles and attitudes to clothing across the ancient world. Covering the period 500 BCE to 800 CE and drawing on sources ranging from extant garments and architectural iconography to official edicts and literature, this volume reveals Antiquity´s preoccupation with dress, which was matched by an appreciation of the processes of production rarely seen in later periods. From a courtesan´s sheer faux-silk garb to the sumptuous purple dyes of an emperor´s finery, clothing was as much a marker of status and personal expression as it was a site of social control and anxiety. Contemporary commentators expressed alarm in equal measure at the over-dressed, the excessively ascetic or at barbarian´ silhouettes. Richly illustrated with 100 images, A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity presents an overview of the period with essays on textiles, production and distribution, the body, belief, gender and sexuality, status, ethnicity, visual representations, and literary representations.mehr

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KlappentextWhilst seemingly simple garments such as the tunic remained staples of the classical wardrobe, sources from the period reveal a rich variety of changing styles and attitudes to clothing across the ancient world. Covering the period 500 BCE to 800 CE and drawing on sources ranging from extant garments and architectural iconography to official edicts and literature, this volume reveals Antiquity´s preoccupation with dress, which was matched by an appreciation of the processes of production rarely seen in later periods. From a courtesan´s sheer faux-silk garb to the sumptuous purple dyes of an emperor´s finery, clothing was as much a marker of status and personal expression as it was a site of social control and anxiety. Contemporary commentators expressed alarm in equal measure at the over-dressed, the excessively ascetic or at barbarian´ silhouettes. Richly illustrated with 100 images, A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity presents an overview of the period with essays on textiles, production and distribution, the body, belief, gender and sexuality, status, ethnicity, visual representations, and literary representations.

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ISBN/GTIN978-1-350-20472-0

ProduktartTaschenbuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

Verlag

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Erscheinungsjahr2021

Erscheinungsdatum25.02.2021

Seiten256 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 168 mm, Höhe 242 mm, Dicke 14 mm

Gewicht492 g

Artikel-Nr.56797628

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GenreKunst/Architektur

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List of IllustrationsIntroductionMary Harlow (University of Leicester, UK)Chapter 1 - TextilesEva Andersson Strand (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) and Ulla Mannering (National Museum of Denmark)Chapter 2 - Production and DistributionKerstin Droß-Krüpe (University of Kassel, Germany)Chapter 3 - The BodyGlenys Davies (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (Cardiff University, UK)Chapter 4 - Belief Carly Daniel Hughes (Concordia University, Canada)Chapter 5 - Gender and SexualityGlenys Davies (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (Cardiff University, UK)Chapter 6 - StatusKelly Olson (Western University, Canada)Chapter 7 - Ethnicity Ursula Rothe (Open University, UK)Chapter 8 - Visual RepresentationsLena Larsson Lovén (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Chapter 9 - Literary RepresentationsMary Harlow (University of Leicester, UK)NotesBibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndexmehr