Costumes of the Greeks and Romans - Brossura

Hope, Thomas

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486200213 ISBN 13: 9780486200217

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2003

Riassunto

From headdresses to sandals, from warrior's armor to priestess's robes, the authentic costumes of people from all walks of life in the Roman and Greek civilizations are here pictured comprehensively and clearly. Three hundred finely drawn, detailed engravings (containing over 700 illustrations) show just what was worn by the poets, philosophers, priests and priestesses, peasants, Bacchanalians, emperors, generals, Amazons, and virgins of a bygone age.
Carefully copied from ancient vases and statuary by Thomas Hope (1770–1831), a British collector and designer, these engravings combine an unusual clarity of style with unquestioned authenticity. Their range, too, is unusually great, for besides the many plates on the costumes of the Greeks and Romans, there are representative illustrations of the typical dress of such other civilizations as the Phrygian, Egyptian, Parthian, Etruscan, and Persian.
In addition, scores of engravings are devoted to such now-forgotten objects as ancient musical instruments (the lyre, double flute, pipes of Pan, etc.), Bacchanalian implements, articles of furniture, women's trinkets and jewelry, sarcophagi, altars, and other adjuncts to ancient life.
Such comprehensiveness makes this book indispensable to costume designers, stage fitters, and producers of classic plays, students of fashion design, and others interested in ancient costumes. The material included here is covered in no ordinary history, and only here can the interested reader discover just how the draping of the Greek robe was achieved, or what was worn at festivals and funerals by the various classes.
Art directors, advertising managers, and others on the lookout for unusual and eye-catching illustrations will also treasure this collection. All of the engravings are royalty free and may be used in any way, whether as striking contrasts to modern styles in dress, jewelry, or furniture; for historical perspective; for mood pieces; or simply as unusual attention-getters.

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List of Plates VOLUME ONE No. 1 Egyptian dresses 2 Egyptian priest and priestesses 3 Egyptian priest and priestesses 4 Egyptian headdresses 5 Egyptian priests and harp 6 Egyptian capitals and bases of columns 7 Egyptian capitals 8 Egyptian temple 9 Egyptian priest 10 Egyptian female 11 Isis with her sistrum 12 Fronts of sepulchral monuments near Persepolis 13 Parthian with his bow and javelin 14 Persians 15 Armenian and Parthian monarchs 16 "Heads of Parthian, Persian, and Armenian kings" 17 "Dacian and Phrygian helmets, standard, shoes" 18 Phrygian helmet and vases 19 Amazon-Dacian king-and Paris 20 "Phrygian shields, quivers, and bipennes" 21 "Heads of Amazon, Paris, Trojan, Phrygian, and Roma" 22 Theseus-Hippolyta-and Deinomache 23 Phrygian attired for religious rites 24 Sarmatian-Vesta-Paris 25 Syrian lady 26 Dacian warrior on horseback 27 Amazon carrying her battle-axe 28 Amazon carrying her javelin 29 Phrygian lady 30 Phrygian armour 31 Atys 32 Phrygian 33 Asiatic monarch 34 Dacian King 35 Dacian King 36 Amazon 37 Etruscan attire 38 Etruscan warriors 39 Etruscan warriors and archer 40 Etruscan attire 41 Etruscan warriors 42 Etruscan male and female attire 43 Etruscan helmets and headdresses 44 Etruscan attire and warriors 45 Etruscan elder and youth 46 Etruscan warriors 47 "Minerva-Juno-and Jupiter, in the old Greek style" 48 "Mars-Diana-and Venus, in the old Greek style" 49 Mercury-Hebe-and allegorical figure 50 Minerva-Indian Bacchus-and Juno 51 "Grecian ladies, in the old style, and tympanum" 52 Procession of priestess and her attendants 53 Grecian females 54 Grecian priestesses performing libations 55 "Bacchus-Priestess-and priest, in the old Greek attire" 56 Various bust of the Indian Bacchus 57 Priest of Bacchus 58 "Nymph, in the old style of attire" 59 Grecian female 60 Grecian female 61 Diana 62 Grecian female 63 Grecian female 64 Grecian female 65 Grecian lady 66 Greek warrior 67 Greek warrior 68 Greek warrior 69 Greek herald 70 Greek warrior 71 Greek warrior 72 Priestess 73 Greek warrior 74 Minerva 75 Various helmets 76 Theban shield and bow-cases 77 Grecian female 78 Grecian victor in the chariot race 79 Greek car or chariot 80 Grecian warrior in his travelling dress 81 Squire or attendant on a Greek warrior 82 Female with lyre and plectrum 83 Erato 84 Greek warrior 85 Greek warrior 86 Grecian helmets 87 Musical instruments of the Greeks 88 Female flute player 89 Bacchanalian implements 90 Bacchanalian reclined on a couch 91 Bacchante with the rod of sesamum 92 Bacchante carrying the thyrsus 93 Bacchante sounding the crotals 94 Priestess of Ceres 95 Bacchante carrying the sacred fillet 96 Bacchante carrying torches 97 Female dancer 98 Grecian headdresses 99 Grecian youth crowned at the games 100 Muse 101 Priestess of Ceres 102 Greek warrior 103 Greek warrior 104 Eneas 105 Ceres 106 Greek female 107 Greek philosopher 108 Ceres with the mitra and Grecian headdresses 109 Clio 110 Greek philosopher 111 Victorious warrior descended from his car 112 Apollo-Minerva-Jupiter 113 Lyres 114 Amazon-Minerva Pacifera-Venus Pacifera-Spartan virgin 115 Jupiter 116 Grecian females 117 Greek poet 118 Grecian female with a casket 119 Grecian female going to perform funeral rites 120 Electra in mourning for Orestes 121 Grecian female 122 Diana 123 Jupiter 124 Diana 125 Grecian lady 126 Theban shield and quivers 127 Bacchanalian group 128 Greek youth-Philosopher-and damsel 129 Greek females 130 Various Grecian helmets VOLUME TWO 131 Grecian headdresses 132 Females dancing 133 Females dancing 134 Grecian ladies 135 Greek shield and other armour 136 Greek combatants separated by a herald 137 "Lady seated with her umbrella, etc." 138 Female utensils and trinkets 139 Warrior-Diana-Minerva 140 "Grecian headdresses of the species worn by Ulysses, and Grecian helmets" 141 Minerva in the diplax 142 Danaïd 143 Grecian female 144 Euterpe 145 Greek female 146 Cybele 147 Ceres 148 Diana 149 Diomedes 150 Ceres 151 Neptune 152 Grecian and Syrian helmets 153 Ceres 154 Jupiter 155 Erato 156 Grecian trumpeter 157 Aesculapius 158 Minerva 159 "Helmets of Minerva, of Roma, and of Grecian hero" 160 "Telesphorus, Hygeia" 161 Grecian female 162 Grecian headdresses 163 From a painting at Herculaneum 164 Juno Lanuvina 165 Different Ptolemies and their Queens 166 Grecian headdresses 167 Bacchus 168 Grecian scrolls 169 Greek fictile vases 170 Greek females 171 Bacchanalian personages 172 Muse-Greek terra-cotta jug-Ceres 173 Bacchanalian personages 174 Grecian headdresses 175 Bacchanalian-Mercury-Bacchante 176 Greek shields and other armour 177 Grecian helmets 178 Grecian female 179 Grecian female 180 Bacchante dancing 181 Juno wearing the diplax 182 Greek poet 183 Diana 184 Grecian female 185 Grecian female 186 Grecian female 187 Jupiter Ammon-Neptune-Cybele-Minerva-Apollo-and Mercury 188 Grecian female 189 Grecian female 190 Grecian female 191 Jupiter-Juno-Apollo-Minerva-Hercules-and Bacchus 192 Musical instruments 193 Grecian female 194 Grecian female 195 Females dancing and playing on the lyre 196 Jupiter 197 Juno 198 Diana-Ceres-Venus 199 Scenic masks 200 Musical instruments 201 Grecian females 202 "Grecian lamps, candelabra, and other utensils" 203 "Torches, tripods, cista, pyxis, etc." 204 Grecian peasants 205 Grecian biga and candelabra 206 Grecian females 207 Muses-Diana 208 Marble chair of Potamon 209 Dancing girls 210 Venus-Muse-Diana 211 Apollo Musagetes-Diana Succincta-Ceres 212 Minerva 213 Comedian 214 Grecian female 215 Canephora 216 Grecian female 217 Grecian lady 218 "Tripod, candelabrum, chair, etc." 219 Grecian female 220 Diana Succincta 221 Greek vases 222 Itinerant sanctuary 223 Grecian heads 224 Reception of Bacchus 225 Gorgons 226 "Vases, pateras, lamp" 227 "Chair of state, etc." 228 Greek lady 229 Apollo Musagetes 230 Vase with bacchanalian 231 Architectural orders 232 Faustina 233 Roman cisterns 234 Flora 235 Fortune 236 Car of bronze 237 Romans in his toga 238 Roman youth with the bulla 239 Roman orator 240 Roman matron 241 Roman ladies 242 Marcus Aurelius 243 Roman empress 244 Faustina 245 Roman empress in the character of Ceres 246 Roman headdresses 247 Roman emperor assisting at a sacrifice 248 Camillus 249 Roman emperor in his military tunic 250 Roman standard bearer 251 Roman general 252 Roman cuirass 253 Roman soldier 254 Roman emperor 255 Roman general 256 Roman general 257 The goddess Roma 258 Nemesis 259 Roman empress with the attributes of plenty 260 Roman empress 261 Roman empress 262 Victorious auriga 263 Biga 264 Roman charioteer driving in the circus 265 Bull adorned for sacrifice 266 Pontifical insignia and instruments of sacrifice 267 Sacrificial instruments 268 "Candelabrum, altar, and tripod" 269 Lectisternium 270 Fasces and curule chair 271 Triumphal car 272 Milestone-Cage of sacred pullets-Naval column 273 Altar and sarcophagi 274 Altars and sarcophagus 275 Chair and tripod 276 Roman study 277 Lavacrum or bath 278 Roman sarcophagus and altars 279 Inferia and Etruscan altars 280 Poops and prows of Roman galleys 281 "Poop, prow, anchor, and rudder, of Roman gallery" 282 Sacrificator-Priest-Camillus 283 Tribunes 284 Senators and knight 285 Roman dresses 286 Roman empresses 287 Flamen-Emperor crowned with laurel-Emperor in the character of Frater arvalis-Empress Helena-Emperor Constans 288 Gloves worn by pancratiasts and military buskins 289 Different buskins and sandals 290 Roman buskins and sandals 291 Roman cuirasses and jacket worn by the night watches of the Capitol 292 "Dacian, Imperial, and Roman cuirasses" 293 Roman soldiers 294 Roman soldiers 295 Roman officer 296 Roman armour and standards 297 "Roman standards, shields, and battering ram" 298 Sarcophagi 299 Roman columbaria 300 Roman columbaria

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Book by Hope Thomas

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486200213
• ISBN 13: 9780486200217
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 300