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| ISBN: | 9781134121212
1134121210
9780203927625
0203927621
9781134121168
1134121164
9781134121205
1134121202
9780415414753
041541475X
9780415414760
0415414768
1283547856
9781283547857
9786613860309
6613860301
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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
English.
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| 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.
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| Other form: | Print version: Olson, K. (Kelly). Dress and the Roman woman. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2008 9780415414753
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| Standard no.: | 10.4324/9780203927625
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