Byzantine Dress

Byzantine Dress
Author: J. Ball
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2016-09-23
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137057793

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.

Byzantine Dress

Byzantine Dress
Author: Jennifer L. Ball
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2006-02-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781403967008

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.

Byzantine Fashions

Byzantine Fashions
Author: Tom Tierney
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2014-03-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0486419576

Clothing styles from all classes during the Byzantine Empire are depicted here in more than 80 drawings. Included are examples of royal wedding garb, a shepherd in a short tunic, a court dancer, a court dignitary, a merchant, a naval officer, body armor of Roman warriors, a priest, and the robes of the Emperor Constantine. Captions accompany the illustrations.

Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Costume

Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Costume
Author: Mary G. Houston
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2012-04-30
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0486142663

315 renderings of Doric and Ionic styles of dress for women, gracefully arranged Roman togas, vestments of the Eastern Orthodox Church, hairdressing, jewelry, and other decorative elements. Includes instructions and flat patterns.

By the Emperor's Hand

By the Emperor's Hand
Author: Timothy Dawson
Publisher: Frontline Books
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1848324634

As absolute as Hitler's control over the German war machine was, it depended on the ability, judgment and unquestioning loyalty of the senior officers charged with putting his ideas, however difficult, into effect.Top military historian James Lucas examines the stories of fourteen of these men: all of different rank, from varied backgrounds, and highly awarded, they exemplify German military prowess at its most dangerous. Among his subjects are Eduard Dietl, the commander of German forces in Norway and Eastern Europe; Werner Kampf, one of the most successful Panzer commanders of the war; and Kurt Meyer, commander of the Hitler Youth Division and one of Germany's youngest general officers.The author, one of the leading experts on all aspects of German military conduct of the Second World War, offers the reader a rare look into the nature of the German Army a curious mix of individual strength, petty officialdom and pragmatic action.

Reconstructing the Reality of Images

Reconstructing the Reality of Images
Author: Maria G. Parani
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2003
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789004124622

This examination of realia in Byzantine religious painting provides valuable information on Byzantine dress, household effects and implements, while introducing at the same time an alternative, literally 'objective', approach to the study of the formative processes of Byzantine art.

Byzantine Women

Byzantine Women
Author: Lynda Garland
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780754657378

This volume brings together a group of international scholars in new explorations of the world of Byzantine women in the period 800-1200. The specific aim of this collection is to investigate the participation of women - non-imperial women in particular - in supposedly 'masculine' fields of operation. Contributions focus on women's participation in the street life of Constantinople, their appearance in Byzantine fiscal documents, their monastic foundations, their costume and engagement with entertainment at the imperial court, and the way heroines are portrayed in the Byzantine novels.

The Embodied Icon

The Embodied Icon
Author: Warren T. Woodfin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2012-01-19
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0199592098

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.

Studies in Byzantine, Islamic and Near Eastern Silk Weaving

Studies in Byzantine, Islamic and Near Eastern Silk Weaving
Author: Anna Muthesius
Publisher: Pindar Press
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2006-12-31
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1915837235

This volume complements Anna Muthesius' two earlier ground-breaking volumes in the field of silk as material culture: Studies in Byzantine and Islamic Silk Weaving and Studies in Silk in Byzantium. The publication highlights the fact that similar patterns of selection were at work in the acquisition of silks by secular and ecclesiastical bodies. These patterns of selection were governed not only by fashions of the time, but by access to international trade routes leading to the Great Silk Road linking the Near East to the Mediterranean. The surviving silks prove that Mediterranean/Near Eastern silk trade flourished continuously and for centuries prior to the thirteenth century, contrary to what has previously widely been assumed. It also highlights the crucial role of the Caucasian silk routes in accessing the Great Silk Road in the early period, and the contribution of Georgian (and Armenian) silk weaving after the thirteenth century. Above all, the book demonstrates how important it is to assess the impact of Near Eastern silk manufacture and distribution in relation to Byzantine and Islamic Mediterranean silk production and trade.

History of World Dress and Fashion, Second Edition

History of World Dress and Fashion, Second Edition
Author: Daniel Delis Hill
Publisher: Daniel Delis Hill
Total Pages: 820
Release: 2022-01-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0986425494

The History of World Dress and Fashion presents a comprehensive survey of dress from around the world including China, Japan, India, Africa, the Islamic Empire, and the Ancient Americas. This extensive study features descriptions and analysis of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, accessories, and cultural styles from prehistory into the twenty-first century. Lavishly illustrated in color throughout, it features more than 1600 images - and is a valuable resource for fashion designers, theater costumers, textile researchers, costume collectors and curators, and anyone interest in clothing and style customs of the world.