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Judith Lynn Sebesta is professor of Classics at the University of South Dakota and the author of Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Cantiones Profanae.  Larissa Bonfante is professor of Classics at Columbia University and the author of Etruscan Dress.

"A valuable resource for historians of culture, the arts, and religion." -Biblical Archaeological Review

"Will enlighten a wide readership of scholars, teachers, and costumers."-E.J.W. Barber, Archaeological News

Author Biography: Judith Lynn Sebesta, professor of classics at the University of South Dakota, is the author of Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Cantiones Profanae. Larissa Bonfante is professor of classics at New York University. Her current research is on the representation of nudity in antiquity.

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A cross disciplinary treatment of Roman garments and accessories, from Etruscan influences to the transition to early Christian and medieval garb. Thirteen articles (divided into garments, hairstyles, and accessories; literary evidence; geographic questions; and reconstructions) address the functional and symbolic values of costuming within Roman society and other societies where Roman influence was pervasive. Generously illustrated with b&w photographs and costume diagrams and informatively annotated. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)