Byzantine Dress: Representations of Secular Dress

by J. Ball

Overview

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

ISBN-13:	9781403967008
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	02/22/2006
Series:	The New Middle Ages
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	205
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

JENNIFER L. BALL is Assistant Professor of Medieval Art History at Brooklyn College, New York, USA.

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

'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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