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This book offers approaches to the study of Byzantine dress of elites and non-elites, in sacred and secular modes, from the beginning of the Empire in the fourt

315 renderings of Doric and Ionic styles of dress for women, gracefully arranged Roman togas, vestments of the Eastern Orthodox Church, hairdressing, jewelry, a

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This examination of realia in Byzantine religious painting provides valuable information on Byzantine dress, household effects and implements, while introducing