This scrupulously researched and abundantly illustrated book includes 315 drawings based on renderings by artists of the period to achieve utmost accuracy and authenticity. Included are elaborate examples of Aegean costume, Doric and Ionic styles of dress for women, Greek and Roman armor, graceful and intricately arranged Roman togas, the tunica -- roomy, wide-sleeved apparel; and the pallium, a cloak-like garment. Ornate vestments of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Byzantine costumes are carefully described and portrayed, as are styles of hairdressing, jewelry, and other decorative elements. An excellent reference for the history classroom, the volume also includes instructions and flat patterns showing the cut of sample garments, making it easy for costume designers to reproduce period apparel. This book will be valuable as well to costume historians and art students interested in the development of representative art.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486426106
ISBN-13
9780486426105
eBay Product ID (ePID)
127355894
Product Key Features
Author
Mary G. Houston
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), Ancient / Rome, Textiles & Costume, Byzantine Empire
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Book Title
Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Costume
Lc Classification Number
Gt555.H68 2003
Table of Content
I. AEGEAN COSTUME Aegean Ornament Details of Ornament on Plate II II. ANCIENT GREEK COSTUME The Doric and Ionic Styles The Doric Dress as worn by Greek Women The Ionic Dress as work by Greek Women Women's Outdoor Dress Greek Male Costume Greek Armour Greek Ornament Children's Dress III. ANCIENT ROMAN COSTUME Roman Costume Summary of Garments other than the Toga worn by Roman Men Roman Armour and Military Costume Dress of Roman Women before the Third Century A.D. Roman Women's Hairdressing and Jewellery Roman Ornament IV. BYZANTINE COSTUME AND THE TRANSITION PERIOD TO WHICH IT IS THE SEQUEL The Transition Period Style in Costume Armour in the Transition Period Women's Dress in the Transition Period The Byzantine Style in Costume V. THE VESTMENTS OF THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THEIR RELATION TO BYZANTINE COSTUME The Vestments BIBLIOGRAPHY