Costumes of the Greeks and Romans

Thomas Hope

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780486200217
• eBook ISBN:
  9780486137315
• Topic: Design
• Subtopic: Fashion Design

From headdresses to sandals, from warrior's armor to priestess's robes, the authentic costumes of people from all walks of life in the Roman and Greek civilizations are here pictured comprehensively and clearly. Three hundred finely drawn, detailed engravings (containing over 700 illustrations) show just what was worn by the poets, philosophers, priests and priestesses, peasants, Bacchanalians, emperors, generals, Amazons, and virgins of a bygone age.
Carefully copied from ancient vases and statuary by Thomas Hope (1770–1831), a British collector and designer, these engravings combine an unusual clarity of style with unquestioned authenticity. Their range, too, is unusually great, for besides the many plates on the costumes of the Greeks and Romans, there are representative illustrations of the typical dress of such other civilizations as the Phrygian, Egyptian, Parthian, Etruscan, and Persian.
In addition, scores of engravings are devoted to such now-forgotten objects as ancient musical instruments (the lyre, double flute, pipes of Pan, etc.), Bacchanalian implements, articles of furniture, women's trinkets and jewelry, sarcophagi, altars, and other adjuncts to ancient life.
Such comprehensiveness makes this book indispensable to costume designers, stage fitters, and producers of classic plays, students of fashion design, and others interested in ancient costumes. The material included here is covered in no ordinary history, and only here can the interested reader discover just how the draping of the Greek robe was achieved, or what was worn at festivals and funerals by the various classes.
Art directors, advertising managers, and others on the lookout for unusual and eye-catching illustrations will also treasure this collection. All of the engravings are royalty free and may be used in any way, whether as striking contrasts to modern styles in dress, jewelry, or furniture; for historical perspective; for mood pieces; or simply as unusual attention-getters.

Costumes of the Greeks and Romans

VOLUME ONE

Plate 1

Egyptian dresses from statues in the Capitol

Plate 2

Egyptian priest and priestesses from statues in the Capitol

Plate 3

Egyptian priest and priestesses from Denon

Plate 4

Egyptian headdresses worn in religious processions

Plate 5

Egyptian priests and harp from Denon

Plate 6

Egyptian capitals and bases of columns from Denon

Plate 7

Egyptian capitals from Denon

Plate 8

Egyptian temple

Plate 9

Egyptian priest from a statue in the Capitol

Plate 10

Egyptian female

Plate 11

Isis with her sistrum

Plate 12

Fronts of sepulchral monuments excavated in th...

Table of contents

• DOVER BOOKS ON FASHION
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction - ON THE COSTUME OF THE ANCIENTS
• COSTUME OF THE EGYPTIANS
• COSTUME OF THE ASIATICS
• GRECIAN COSTUME
• COSTUME OF THE ROMANS
• A Note on the Artists and Engravers
• Costumes of the Greeks and Romans - VOLUME ONE
• Costumes of the Greeks and Romans - VOLUME TWO