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Designing identity : the power of textiles in late antiquity /

"Ideals of character and beauty, and conceptions of self and society, were in flux during Late Antiquity, a period of extensive dramatic cultural upheaval for the Roman world, as the extraordinary growth of Christianity eclipsed paganism. Textiles from Late Antiquity document transformations of...

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Main Authors: Ball, Jennifer (Jennifer L.) (Author), Bleiberg, Edward, 1951- (Author), Colburn, Kathrin (Author), Evans, Helen C. (Author), Kondoleon, Christine (Author), Ratliff, Brandie (Author), Williams, Elizabeth Dospéel (Author)
Other Authors: Thomas, Thelma K. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Princeton, NJ : Institute for the Study of the Ancient World ; Princeton University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Textile fabrics, Ancient > Exhibitions.
Textile fabrics, Ancient.
Textile industry > Mediterranean Region > History.
Clothing and dress > Middle East.
Clothing and dress > Rome.
Clothing.
Gender expression.
ISBN:9780691169422
069116942X
Table of Contents:
  • Material Meaning in Late Antiquity / Thelma K. Thomas
  • Charms: Protective and Auspicious Motifs / Jennifer L. Ball
  • The Continuity of Late Antique Patterns / Helen C. Evans
  • Making Textiles and Assessing Their Value / Thelma K. Thomas
  • Late Antique Textiles at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Expanded Vistas / Christine Kondoleon
  • Collecting and Exhibiting Late Antique Textiles at the Brooklyn Museum / Edward Bleiberg
  • Minor Art, Major Works: An Overview of Dumbarton Oaks' Collections of Late Antique and Medieval Textiles / Elizabeth Dospel Williams
  • Collecting Late Antique Textiles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Brandie Ratliff
  • A Closer Look at Textiles from the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Materials and Techniques / Kathrin Colburn
  • Glossary
  • Exhibition checklist.

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