Twenty chapters present the range of current research into the study of textiles and dress in classical antiquity, stressing the need for cross and inter-discip

Twenty chapters present the range of current research into the study of textiles and dress in classical antiquity, stressing the need for cross and inter-discip

This is the first general monograph on ancient Greek dress in English to be published in more than a century. By applying modern dress theory to the ancient evi

Textiles comprise a vast and wide category of material culture and constitute a crucial part of the ancient economy. Yet, studies of classical antiquity still o

Roman Dress and the Fabrics of Roman Culture investigates the social symbolism and cultural poetics of dress in the ancient Roman world in the period from 200 B