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Dress and the Roman Woman: Self-presentation and Society Book

Dress and the Roman Woman Collects and examines evidence and references to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity, deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. This book argues that Roman women took pleasure in fashioning themselves, enjoying the social status, influence and power that it signified. Full descriptionRead More

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    Collects and examines evidence and references to female clothing cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. This book argues that Roman women took pleasure in fashioning themselves enjoying the social status influence and power that it signified.

  • Blackwell

    In ancient Rome, the subtlest details in dress distinguished between levels of hierarchy. Clothes were a key part of the sign systems of Roman civilisation - a central aspect of its visual language, for women as well as men.This engaging book...

  • 0415414768
  • 9780415414760
  • Kelly Olson
  • 28 April 2008
  • Routledge
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 192
  • 1
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