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Byzantine Dress
Jennifer L. Ball
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Description for Byzantine Dress
Hardback. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
In 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.
In 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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Series
New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403967008
SKU
V9781403967008
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Ref
99-15
About Jennifer L. Ball
JENNIFER L. BALL is Assistant Professor of Medieval Art History at Brooklyn College, New York, USA.
Reviews for Byzantine Dress
'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