A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780857856968
ISBN-13 : 0857856960
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Book Synopsis A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity by : Susan J. Vincent

Download or read book A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity written by Susan J. Vincent and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural history of dress and fashion' presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. This set of six volumes covers over 2,500 years of dress and fashion. Volume 1: Antiquity (500BCE-800AD), edited by Mary Harlow; Volume 2: The Medieval Age (800-1450), edited by Sarah-Grace Heller; Volume 3: The Renaissance (1450-1650), edited by Elizabeth Currie; Volume 4: The Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800), edited by Peter McNeil; Volume 5: The Age of Empire (1800-1920), edited by Denise Amy Baxter; Volume 6: The Modern Age (1920-2000+), edited by Alexandra Palmer. Each volume discusses the same key themes in its chapters: 1. Textiles 2. Production and Distribution 3. The Body 4. Belief 5. Gender and Sexuality 6. Status 7. Ethnicity 8. Visual Representations 9. Literary Representations. This structure means readers can either have a broad overview of a period by reading a volume or follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume. Superbly illustrated, the full six volume set combines to present the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on dress and fashion through history.


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