The world of Roman costume
By: edited by Judith Lynn Sebesta and Larissa Bonfante.
Contributors: Sebesta, Judith Lynn.; Bonfante, Larissa.
Series: Wisconsin studies in classics
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Costume -- Rome -- History; Dress accessories -- Rome -- History; Costume -- Symbolic aspects -- Rome
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-261) and index.
Table of contents: title: PART I: ROMAN GARMENTS, HAIRSTYLES, AND ACCESSORIES: The toga: from national to ceremonial costume / Shelley Stone; title: Symbolism in the costume of the Roman women / Judith Lynn Sebesta; title: The costume of the Roman bride / Laetitia La Follette; title: Tunica ralla, tunica spissa: the colors and textiles of Roman costume / Judith Lynn Sebesta; title: Jewelry as a symbol of status in the Roman Empire / Ann M. Stout; title: PART II: ROMAN COSTUME AND LITERARY EVIDENCE: Cicero as evidence for attitudes to dress in the late republic / julia Heskel; title: De habitu vestis: clothing in the Aeneid / Henry Bender; title: The social, religious, and political aspects of costume in Josephus / Douglas R. Edwards; title: PART III: ROMAN COSTUME AND GEOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS: Graeco-Roman dress in Syro-Mesopotamia / Bernard Goldman; title: Costume in Roman Palestine: archaeological remains and the evidence from the Mishnah / Lucille A. Roussin; title: Costume as geographic indicator: barbarians and prisoners on cuirassed statue breastplates / Richard A. Gergel; title: PART IV: RECONSTRUCTIONS: Reconstructing Roman clothing / Norma Goldman.