Εξειδίκευση τύπου :	Κεφάλαιο βιβλίου
Τίτλος:	The Terminology of Soft Furnishings in Ancient Babylonia, Greece, and Rome: A Comparative Approach
Δημιουργός/Συγγραφέας:	[EL] Ανδριανού, Δήμητρα[EN] Andrianou, Dimitra Miramontes, Elena Quillien, Louise
Επιμελητής έκδοσης:	Droß-Krüpe, Kerstin Quillien, Louise Sarri, Kalliope
Εκδότης:	Zea Books
Ημερομηνία:	2024
Γλώσσα:	Αγγλικά
ISBN:	978-1-60962-314-2 [paperback] 978-1-60962-314-2 [ebook]
DOI:	10.32873/unl.dc.zea.1808
Περιγραφή:	Various kinds of textiles were used to furnish domestic spaces in Antiquity, such as curtains, covers, hangings, pillows, cushions, mattresses, rugs, tapestries, tablecloths, and towels. These objects have practical and everyday functions, they embellish and add to daily comfort in the house and speak to the owner’s prosperity. Being made of perishable materials, furnishings have, on the whole, not survived in ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome. Apart from a few excavated pieces of textiles found in tombs, our information comes primarily from written testimonia and iconography. It is thus essential to consider soft furnishings in their own right, in order to better identify their vocabulary in the literary sources. In the private context, furnishings offer glimpses of the domestic life rarely documented in texts. In the religious context, furnishings provide clues for the interior sacred space, the cultic furniture, the various ceremonies that took place (opening and closing the curtains in front of the divine statue, arranging dishes on a nape, washing, and wiping hands during ablution rituals, etc.), and their luxurious production. Furthermore, the terminology of soft furnishings gives information about their material appearance, method of manufacture, and decoration, and should therefore be fully included in the economic and technical history of textile crafts in antiquity. This article examines the terminologies of soft furnishings in three contexts: Babylonia in the 1st millennium BC, ancient Greece (5th–1st centuries BC) and the Roman world (3rd BC–3rd centuries AD). The observation of the vocabulary of soft furnishings in three different contexts and periods of the ancient world reveals common points, evolutions, circulation of objects, and uses.
Τίτλος πηγής δημοσίευσης:	Textile Crossroads: Exploring European Clothing, Identity, and Culture across Millennia. Anthology of COST Action “CA 19131 – EuroWeb
Τόμος/Κεφάλαιο:	Chapter 3: Textile Terminologies
Σελίδες:	169-182
Θεματική Κατηγορία:	[EL] Αρχαιολογία[EN] Archaeology [EL] Ρωμαϊκή εποχή, 140 π.Χ.-323/476 μ.Χ.[EN] Roman epoch, 140 B.C.-323/476 A.D. [EL] Ανθρωπολογία[EN] Anthropology [EL] Ιστορία του Πολιτισμού[EN] History of Civilization
Λέξεις-Κλειδιά:	textile terminology soft furnishings domestic textiles cultural significance of textiles material culture
Κάτοχος πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων:	© 2024 by the authors
Όροι και προϋποθέσεις δικαιωμάτων:	This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Centre for Textile Research at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Textile Crossroads: Exploring European Clothing, Identity, and Culture across Millennia by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
Ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση με ανοικτή πρόσβαση (link):	https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/texroads/9
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