Pictorial Atlas presents a lexicographic overview of all sorts of garments from Late Antiquity. Through photos of art and archaeological pieces plus drawings the reader gets a thorough introduction to the ancient way of dressing up

Bildatlas zur spätantiken Kleidung
By Achim Arbeiter and Sabine Schrenk
Schnell & Steiner, June 2016
ISBN-10: 3795425913
ISBN-13: 978-3795425913

This atlas aims to present a lexicographic presentation of all types of garments, dresses and liturgical vestments, which can be identified in pictorial art or as preserved pieces in archaeological collections. Via a glossary it is possible to reach to the different concepts and words designating different types of garments. The book includes a compendium of texts from the Antiquity where garments are mentioned. Drawings of all the textiles accompanied by explanations of ways of wearing and draping the textiles makes it possible to recreate the garments.

Special notice is made of the shifts in looks, meanings and uses of the different garments over time. For instance we are told how the different liturgical vestements developed over time and what specific colours meant. The atlas presents photos, drawings and quotations shedding light on more than 65 different types of garments from every day wear to liturgical vestments

The book is accompanied with a CD

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Saint Apollinarus in Classe, Ravenna c. AD 550. Source: Youtube