World of Roman Costume

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  • ISBN 9780299138547
  • Weight: 780g
  • Dimensions: 209 x 273mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Dec 1994
  • Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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These essays survey, document and elucidate over a thousand years of Roman garments and accessories, from Etruscan influences to the transition to early Christian and medieval garb. Subjects include functional and symbolic uses, manufacture and industry, male, female and children's garb, and daily life and official dress.
Judith Lynn Sebesta, professor of classics at the University of South Dakota, is the author of Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Cantiones Profanae.

Larissa Bonfante is professor of classics at New York University. Her current research is on the representation of nudity in antiquity.