The world of Roman costume / edited by Judith Lynn Sebesta and Larissa Bonfante.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Sebesta, Judith Lynn, Bonfante, Larissa
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2001.
Series:	Wisconsin studies in classics.
Subjects:	Costume > Rome > History. Dress accessories > Rome > History. Costume > Symbolic aspects > Rome.

Table of Contents:

pt. I. Roman garments, hairstyles, accessories: The toga: from national to ceremonial costume / Shelley Stone
Symbolism in the costume of the Roman women / Judith Lynn Sebesta
The costume of the Roman bride / Laetitia La Follette
Tunica ralla, tunica spissa: the colors and textiles of Roman costume / Judith Lynn Sebesta
Jewelry as a symbol of status in the Roman Empire / Ann M. Stout
pt. II. Roman costume and literary evidence: Cicero as evidence for attitudes to dress in the late republic / julia Heskel
De habitu vestis: clothing in the Aeneid / Henry Bender
The social, religious, and political aspects of costume in Josephus / Douglas R. Edwards
pt. III. Roman costume and geographic questions: Graeco-Roman dress in Syro-Mesopotamia / Bernard Goldman
Costume in Roman Palestine: archaeological remains and the evidence from the Mishnah / Lucille A. Roussin
Costume as geographic indicator: barbarians and prisoners on cuirassed statue breastplates / Richard A. Gergel
pt. IV. Reconstructions: Reconstructing Roman clothing / Norma Goldman.

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