Aphrodite's tortoise : the veiled woman of ancient Greece
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Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd.
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GT2112 .L54 2003
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LC Subjects
Greece -- Social conditions -- To 146 B.C.
Sculpture, Greek.
Veils -- Social aspects -- Greece.
Veils in art.
Women -- Greece -- Social conditions.
Women in art.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Greece. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxd6hw8HtWYq9JY6hjjYP
Sculpture, Greek.
Social conditions
Veils -- Social aspects.
Veils in art.
Women -- Social conditions.
Women in art.
Other Subjects
Femmes -- Grèce -- Conditions sociales.
Femmes dans l'art.
Frau
Griechenland -- Altertum
Griekse oudheid.
Grèce -- Conditions sociales -- Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Schleier
Sculpture grecque.
Sluiers.
Voiles (Coiffures) -- Aspect social -- Grèce.
Voiles (Coiffures) dans l'art.
Vrouwen.

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Book
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x, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-352) and index.
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Greek women routinely wore the veil. That is the unexpected finding of this major study. The Greeks, rightly credited with the invention of civic openness, are revealed as also part of a more eastern tradition of seclusion. Llewellyn-Jones' work proceeds from literary and, notably, from iconographic evidence. In sculpture and vase painting it demonstrates the presence of the veil, often covering the head, but also more unobtrusively folded back onto the shoulders. This discreet fashion not only gave a privileged view of the face to the ancient art consumer, but also, incidentally, allowed the veil to escape the notice of traditional modern scholarship.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Llewellyn-Jones, L. (2003). Aphrodite's tortoise: the veiled woman of ancient Greece . Classical Press of Wales ; Distributor in the United States, David Brown.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd. 2003. Aphrodite's Tortoise: The Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece. Swansea, Wales : Oakville, CT: Classical Press of Wales ; Distributor in the United States, David Brown.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd. Aphrodite's Tortoise: The Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece Swansea, Wales : Oakville, CT: Classical Press of Wales ; Distributor in the United States, David Brown, 2003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Llewellyn-Jones, L. (2003). Aphrodite's tortoise: the veiled woman of ancient greece. Swansea, Wales : Oakville, CT: Classical Press of Wales ; Distributor in the United States, David Brown.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd. Aphrodite's Tortoise: The Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece Classical Press of Wales ; Distributor in the United States, David Brown, 2003.

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