There is plenty of information about military dress in Roman
Britain and the rest of the Roman Empire, but the evidence for
civilian dress has not been comprehensively looked at since the
1930s.
In this richly illustrated survey, Alexandra Croom describes the
range and style of clothing worn throughout the Western Empire and
shows how fashions changed between the first and the sixth
centuries. After a short introduction to the evidence (from
archaeology, art and literature), and to the manufacture of
clothing and its use in status display, she systematically treats
male and female dress, looking at the tunic, toga (for men), mantle
(for women) and cloaks; underwear, footwear and specialist wear;
hats, hairstyles and jewelry. The book concentrates on the clothing
work in the Mediterranean region, but includes a section on
provincial fashions.
A fine and varied corpus of illustrations (including color
plates) helps to bring the everyday world of the Roman Empire to
life.
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