"The hardcover edition of this publication was issued on the occasion of the exhibition Fashion in the Middle Ages, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from May 31 to August 14, 2011"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 120).
Contents
Dressing for the moment. Stuffs of clothing -- Experiments in tailoring -- National styles -- Criticism through dress -- Clothing a tale: Romance of the rose -- Dressing for the job. Dressed to rule -- Serving God -- Academic awards -- Serving man -- Outfitting for the seasons: Spinola hours -- Dressing for another time, another place. Biblical times and the Holy Land -- Ancient Greece and Rome -- Garbing a hero: Book of the deeds of Alexander the Great.
