| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Classical studies
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Classical studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The clothing of women -- The cosmetic arts and care of the body -- The dangers of adornment -- Self-presentation, status and power. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
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 collects and examines literary references and artistic evidence to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity to decipher their meaning and reveal what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. Cosmetics, ornament and fashion were often considered frivolous, wasteful or deceptive, which reflects ancient views about women; but, Kelly Olson argues, women often enjoyed fashioning themselves and many treated adornment as a significant activity, enjoying the social status, influence and power that it signified. This study makes a significant contribution our knowledge of Roman women, and will be essential reading for anyone interested in ancient Roman life. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Women's clothing -- Social aspects -- Rome.
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Dress accessories -- Social aspects -- Rome.
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Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects -- Rome.
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Women -- Rome -- Social conditions.
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Rome -- Social life and customs.
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Rome (Empire) |
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
Sozialgeschichte |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Olson, K. (Kelly). Dress and the Roman woman. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2008 9780415414753 (DLC) 2007045345 (OCoLC)175283996 |
| ISBN |
9781134121212 (electronic book) |
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1134121210 (electronic book) |
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9780203927625 (electronic book) |
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0203927621 (electronic book) |
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9781134121168 (e-book ; Mobi) |
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1134121164 |
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9781134121205 (e-book ; ePub) |
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1134121202 |
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9780415414753 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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041541475X (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780415414760 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0415414768 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1283547856 |
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9781283547857 |
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9786613860309 |
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6613860301 |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9780203927625 |
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