Wearing the Cloak: Dressing the Soldier in Roman Times

by Marie-Louise Nosch and Henriette Koefoed

Wearing the Cloak contains nine stimulating chapters on Roman military textiles and equipment that take textile research to a new level. Hear the sounds of the Roman soldiers' clacking belts and get a view on their purchase orders with Egyptian weavers. Could armour be built of linen? Who had access to what kinds of prestigious equipment? And what garments and weapons were deposited in bogs at the edge of the Roman Empire? The authors draw upon multiple...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842174371
• ISBN13: 9781842174371
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.7"