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Roman Clothing and Fashion
Alexandra Croom
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Description for Roman Clothing and Fashion
Paperback. A detailed, finely researched and profusely illustrated history of clothing and fashion in the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 colour illustrations, 77 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 684. 160 pages, 77 b/w and 25 col illus. A detailed, finely researched and profusely illustrated history of clothing and fashion in the Roman Empire. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AKTH. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight: 570.
There is plenty of information about military dress in Roman Britain and the rest of the Roman Empire, but the evidence for civilian dress has not been comprehensively looked at since the 1930s. In this richly illustrated survey, Alexandra Croom describes the range and style of clothing worn throughout the Western Empire and shows how fashions changed between the first and the sixth centuries. After a short introduction to the evidence (from archaeology, art and literature), and to the manufacture of clothing and its use in status display, she systematically treats male and female dress, looking at the tunic, ... Read more
There is plenty of information about military dress in Roman Britain and the rest of the Roman Empire, but the evidence for civilian dress has not been comprehensively looked at since the 1930s. In this richly illustrated survey, Alexandra Croom describes the range and style of clothing worn throughout the Western Empire and shows how fashions changed between the first and the sixth centuries. After a short introduction to the evidence (from archaeology, art and literature), and to the manufacture of clothing and its use in status display, she systematically treats male and female dress, looking at the tunic, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848689770
SKU
V9781848689770
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99-2
About Alexandra Croom
Alexandra Croom is Senior Keeper of Archaeology and Curator of Arbeia Roman Fort, Tyne and Wear. She has published on small finds, food and drink in the Arbeia Journal and magazine, and is secretary of a re-enactment group Cohors V Gallorum, which involves researching and recreating third-century provincial clothing.
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