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Dress and Identity (Paperback, New)
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Dress and Identity (Paperback, New)
Series: British Archaeological Reports International Series
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This collection of papers on 'Dress and Identity' arose from a
seminar series held by the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity,
University of Birmingham in 2005. The present volume covers a wide
chronological and geographical span: from archaic Greece to
medieval Scotland by way of the Roman Empire and Anglo-Saxon
England. The contributors come from a number of different academic
disciplines: history, archaeology and classics. Contents: 1) Dress
and Identity: an Introduction (Mary Harlow); 2) Costume as Text
(Zvezdana Dode); 3) Veiling the Spartan Woman (Lloyd
Llewellyn-Jones); 4) Dressing to Please Themselves: Clothing
Choices for Roman Women (Mary Harlow); 5) The Archaeology of
Adornment and the Toilet in Roman Britain and Gaul (Ellen Swift);
6) Dress and Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire (Ursula Rothe);
7) Investigating the Emperor's Toga: Privileging Images on Roman
Coins (Ray Laurence); 8) Anglo-Saxon Woman: Fame, Anonymity,
Identity and Clothing (Gale R. Owen-Crocker); 9) Representing
Hierarchy and Homosociality: Vestments and Gender in Medieval
Scotland (Penelope Dransart); 10) Cosmetics and Perfumes in the
Roman World: A Glossary (Susan Stewart); 11) The Social Life of
Museum Textiles: Some Comments on the Late Antique and Early
Medieval Collection in the Ure Museum at the University of Reading
(Anthea Harris).University of Birmingham IAA Interdisciplinary
Series: Studies in Archaeology, History, Literature and Art Volume
II.
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