| Byzantine Dress: Representations of Secular Dress 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Ball, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403967008 ISBN-13: 9781403967008 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2006 Annotation: In Byzantium two overlapping systems of dress existed: 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. Courtiers participated in a semiotic system of dress, but fashion crept into their prescribed outfits; the nobility chose their clothing based primarily on individual taste, but status was encoded within their fashions. This book elucidates secular dress from the eighth to the twelfth centuries through an examination of painted representations, helping the reader to envision an entire society of dressed citizens. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Design | Textile & Costume - Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming - General |
| Dewey: 391.009 |
| LCCN: 2005047203 |
| Series: New Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.04" W x 8.58" (0.76 lbs) 205 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |