Format: Paperback
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9781782977407
Pub Date: 29 Aug 2014
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: 4 col pls, illus
Description:
Textiles were a hugely important Roman industry yet, because of their perishable nature, only fragments remain. These twenty-two essays provide a detailed study of surviving fragments from across the Roman world, from the dry sands of Egypt to the Atlantic coast and the northern frontiers and beyond. The result is a comprehensive reconstruction of both everyday and exotic Roman clothing with information about the influences of fashion and of Roman weaving techniques.