Etruscan Dress - Rilegato

Bonfante, Larissa

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ISBN 10: 0801816408 ISBN 13: 9780801816406

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1975

Riassunto

In this study Larissa Bonfante traces the development of Etruscan dress from the eighth to the fifth century B.C.E., using as evidence actual remnants of costumes, sculptures and other artistic representations, and literary passages dealing with the subject. Bonfante explores Near Eastern influences on Etruscan dress as well as the relationships of Greek and Roman styles to Etruscan styles. She also addresses the problem of determining which garments were actually worn and which were only artistic conventions. In addition, by tracing the origin of each style of dress, she provides a chronology of Etruscan relations with the Near East and the cities of Greece. For this paperback edition, an updated bibliographical essay discusses the latest research and discoveries in the field.

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Recensione:

Essential for any teacher or student interested in the Etruscans.Judith Lynn Sebesta, New England Classical Journal

"Perhaps the greatest contribution of this book is its comparisons of Etruscan dress to Greek and Near Eastern, especially Cypriote, antecedents. Likewise, her presentations of the contrasts between Greek and Etruscan, as well as between Roman and Etruscan dress, neatly pinpoints and summarizes the stylistic differences." -- American Journal of Archaeology

"Highlights include judiciously selected illustrations, a superb, up-to-date bibliography, and a remarkably concise, informative chronological table of Greek and Etruscan dress." -- Library Journal

"A fine introduction to a very complex area which has received too little attention in the past. The material is rich and varied; the argument is learned, intricate, and wide ranging... This is a major work of scholarship, and well deserves a place among the indispensable works in English on Etruscan topics." -- Archaeological News

"This is still the only book on its subject... Bonfante's encyclopedic knowledge and enthusiasms make the Etruscans accessible to anyone who wants to find out what they were like." -- David Ridgway, Times Higher Education Supplement

Larissa Bonfante is a professor of classics at New York University. She is the author of Etruscan Mirrors and Etruscan Life and Afterlife.

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Contents:Introduction

Chronological Table of Greek and Etruscan Dress1. Fabrics and Patterns

2. Perizoma and Belts

3. Chiton and Tunic

4. Mantles

5. Shoes

6. Hats, Hair Styles, and Beards

7. Foreign Influences and Local Styles

Appedix I: Strange Costumes and Special Problems

Appendix II: Vocabulary

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• Editore: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0801816408
• ISBN 13: 9780801816406
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256