Ariadne's Threads: The Construction and Significance of Clothes in the Aegean Br

Description: Ariadne's Threads by B.R. Jones This book is the first to deal comprehensively with the construction,significance, and function of the full range of garments of Aegean womenand related attire of men from the Neolithic to the end of the BronzeAge. As valuable as precious metals, a significant commodity of trade,luxurious in design and decoration, Minoan dress rivaled that of itsNear Eastern and Egyptian neighbors. Yet, Aegean costumes and textileshave been among the least understood of the major artistic achievementsof the Minoan civilization.Since ancient Aegean textiles and garments have not survived, the studycollects, analyzes and compiles a typology of the corpus of garmentsrepresented in sculpture, frescoes and glyptic to glean evidence forconstruction. It further considers the manufacturing techniques ofextant Egyptian clothes, comparable images of ancient Near Easterngarments, textile manufacture on the warp-weighted loom, and dressdocumented in Mycenaean Linear B, Greek and Near Eastern texts. Thecombined evidence is buttressed by experiments in replicating Aegean andrelated Near Eastern garments as well as the weave structures ofpatterned cloths and bands. The replicated clothes are arranged on livemodels who assume the various positions of the clothed figures in thefrescoes and sculptures they imitate, thereby bringing the ancientfigures to life.This all inclusive study not only illuminates every aspect of Aegeancostume, but the resultant understanding of dress and the way it drapeson the body has led to new restorations of the missing parts offragmentary garments on figural sculptures and wall paintings. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Review "...Many of the books concepts and recreation proposals concerning Mioan dress are worthy ones. Readers may mine it for insights or to discover points of departure for continued recreation scholarship on this topic." --Abby Lillethun, Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, Vol. 6 No. 3 (2018) Long Description This book is the first to deal comprehensively with the construction, significance, and function of the full range of garments of Aegean women and related attire of men from the Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age. As valuable as precious metals, a significant commodity of trade, luxurious in design and decoration, Minoan dress rivaled that of its Near Eastern and Egyptian neighbors. Yet, Aegean costumes and textiles have been among the least understood of the major artistic achievements of the Minoan civilization. Since ancient Aegean textiles and garments have not survived, the study collects, analyzes and compiles a typology of the corpus of garments represented in sculpture, frescoes and glyptic to glean evidence for construction. It further considers the manufacturing techniques of extant Egyptian clothes, comparable images of ancient Near Eastern garments, textile manufacture on the warp-weighted loom, and dress documented in Mycenaean Linear B, Greek and Near Eastern texts. The combined evidence is buttressed by experiments in replicating Aegean and related Near Eastern garments as well as the weave structures of patterned cloths and bands. The replicated clothes are arranged on live models who assume the various positions of the clothed figures in the frescoes and sculptures they imitate, thereby bringing the ancient figures to life. This all inclusive study not only illuminates every aspect of Aegean costume, but the resultant understanding of dress and the way it drapes on the body has led to new restorations of the missing parts of fragmentary garments on figural sculptures and wall paintings. Review Text "...Many of the books concepts and recreation proposals concerning Mioan dress are worthy ones. Readers may mine it for insights or to discover points of departure for continued recreation scholarship on this topic." --Abby Lillethun, Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, Vol. 6 No. 3 (2018) Details ISBN9042939559 Short Title ARIADNES THREADS Language English ISBN-10 9042939559 ISBN-13 9789042939554 Format Paperback Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-08-21 Subtitle The Construction and Significance of Clothes in the Aegean Bronze Age Imprint Peeters Publishers Place of Publication Leuven Country of Publication Belgium Author B.R. Jones Publisher Peeters Publishers Series Aegaeum (Annales darchéologie égéenne de lUniversité de Liège et UT-PASP) DEWEY 939.101 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 340 Alternative 9789042939561 Series Number 38 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137043894;

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