The Roman Textile Industry and Its Influence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781782977407)

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. Written by friends and colleagues, the contributions are offered as a tribute to John Peter Wild whose own studies of Roman textiles have been the inspiration of so much recent work.

Author: Penelope Walton Rogers,Lise Bender Jorgensen,Antoinette Rast-Eicher
ISBN-10: 1782977406
ISBN-13: 9781782977407
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Language: English
Published: 08/29/2014
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.60w x 0.60d