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Dress and the Roman Woman: Self-Presentation and Society

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 | #1121937 in Books |  Routledge |  2008-06-18 |  2008-04-24 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.21 x.44 x6.14l,.75 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Roman Women: More Than Meets the Eye|By bonnie_blu|This short volume does a very good job of examining the purposes of dress, ornamentation, and scent for women in ancient Rome. Just as it is today, how a person presents herself makes numerous statements about the person, her place in society (or her desired place in society), her family, and her society. Although the author| ||'An assiduously researched monograph, Dress and the Roman Woman makes a welcomed contribution to the growing interest in dress and adornment in the Roman world ... this surprisingly slender book represents the fullest and mos

In ancient Rome, the subtlest details in dress helped to distinguish between levels of social and moral hierarchy. Clothes were a key part of the sign systems of Roman civilization – a central aspect of its visual language, for women as well as men.

This engaging book collects and examines artistic evidence and literary references to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity, deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Dress and the Roman Woman: Self-Presentation and Society   |  Kelly Olson. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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