Byzantine dress: representations of secular dress
Auteur :
Ball, J.
Éditeur :
Palgrave USA
ISBN :
9781403967008
Date de publication :
22 févr. 2006
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In Byzantium there were two overlapping systems of dress: a semiotic one whereby dress was a code for rank and wealth, and a fashion system where dress was based on the desire to look a certain way. This book explains secular dress from the eighth to the twelfth centuries through an examination of painted representations.