The Power of Fashion in the Roman Empire
| Author | Cecilie Brøns and Anna Manly eds. |
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| Publisher | Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing |
| ISBN | 9788774523888 |
| Idea Code | 260609 |
This research-based anthology accompanies The Power of Fashion in the Roman Empire, presented at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in 2026–2027. Featuring thirteen international scholars, it explores how dress, appearance, and portraiture shaped identity, status, gender, and power in the Roman world. Essays examine clothing, hairstyles, jewellery, footwear, colour, and bodily appearance as forms of visual communication, while addressing the idealisation of Roman portraiture and the original polychromy of sculpture. The volume also considers emperors, elite women, freedmen, enslaved people, and children, revealing how appearance functioned as a powerful expression of authority, belonging, and social identity.
| 360 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 32 cm, pb, English |
Regular price:
US$60.00
Product number:
idea48517
