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What Shall I Say of Clothes?

Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to the Study of Dress in Antiquity

Megan Cifarelli editor Laura Gawlinksi editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Archaeological Institute of America

Published:17th Mar '17

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The essays in this volume engage explicitly in a variety of theoretical and methodological strategies for the interpretation of dress, dressed bodies, and their representations in the ancient world. Authors draw from a wide range of disciplinary frameworks, integrating literary and archaeological evidence, experimental archaeology, social theory and the study of iconography.

This volume spans a broad area both geographically and chronologically, bringing the ancient Near East into dialogue with the classical world from prehistory through late antiquity. The breadth and inclusivity of this volume provide a strong theoretical and methodological foundation for the collaborative study of the dynamic role of dressed bodies and images that depict them.

 

 



 



 

Each chapter in this volume is a valuable contribution to ancient dress (especially those concerning the Near East and Turkey, subjects not often found in books on 'ancient' dress) and a helpful compendium on fascinating new directions in studies on ancient clothing and adornment. . . . I would count it essential reading for every scholar of costume in antiquity. --Kelly Olson, The University of Western Ontario, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2019.09.25

 

ISBN: 9781931909341

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 510g

240 pages