Byzantine Dress
Author | : J. Ball |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2016-09-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137057792 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137057793 |
Rating | : 4/5 (793 Downloads) |
Download or read book Byzantine Dress written by J. Ball and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.