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Roman Military Clothing (3) - AD 400-640

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Rome

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Title
Roman Military Clothing (3) - AD 400-640
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Raffalel D'Amato
Publish Year
2005
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147401586
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA425
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA425

Description

This book is the concluding part of a rigorous study of the literary, sculptural, pictorial and archaeological evidence for Roman military clothing, covering the last days of the Western Empire, and the much longer record of the Eastern, in the 5th to 7th centuries. The evidence from this enormously colorful period – when Germanic and Persian styles, first introduced by mercenaries, were widely adopted by Roman armies – is particularly rich. The text is illustrated with many photographs of rare textile finds, and mosaic artwork; with careful drawings of other figurative sources; and with Graham Sumner’s meticulous and dazzling color reconstructions.