Byzantine Dress - Representations of Secular Dress

Zusatztext '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 Informationen zum Autor JENNIFER L. BALL is Assistant Professor of Medieval Art History at Brooklyn College, New York, USA. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations for Manuscripts Cited List of Plates Introduction Methodology Imperial Dress Court Dress Dress of the Borderland Elite Non-Elite Dress An Examination of the Textile Evidence Conclusion Bibliography

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Abbreviations for Manuscripts Cited List of Plates Introduction Methodology Imperial Dress Court Dress Dress of the Borderland Elite Non-Elite Dress An Examination of the Textile Evidence Conclusion Bibliography

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'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

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• Authors: J Ball, J. Ball, Jennifer L. Ball
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.02.2006
• EAN: 9781403967008
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-6700-8
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: The New Middle Ages; New Middle Ages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Design, Industrial Design, B, Industrial / commercial art & design, Ancient History, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval, History, Ancient, Classical literature, Classical and Antique Literature, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Fine arts: art forms, Medieval Literature, Literature, Medieval, History of Medieval Europe, Europe—History—476-1492, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Design, general, History of Ancient Europe