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Clothing In Transition: Social, Symbolic, And Legal Aspects Of Garments From Prehistory To The Early Byzantine Period, Tina Boloti, Francesca Scotti, Cristina Cumbo, Petra Linscheid

Textile Crossroads: Exploring European Clothing, Identity, and Culture across Millennia

Since ancient times, garments served a wide range of purposes: Either functional, providing protection by covering the body, or symbolic, as an element of non-verbal communication and marker of identity. In particular, this stimulates the development of specific characteristics in shape, decoration, or material composition, which generate distinctions among garments, as acknowledged by Roman jurists too.

These distinctions are determined by various factors. One important factor is the social meaning of clothing: There are garments for public life, garments expressing rank, garments suited for special professions, or garments intended for sacred/priestly rites reflecting particular religious symbols. And, of course, clothes …

The Real Story Behind Lindenwood University's Recent Decisions, John Porter

John Porter

President Porter's explanation for the decision to eliminate some sports programs.

The Power Of Law Codes, Legal Tradition, And Administrative Institutions And The Rise Of The Kingdom Of Sicily From Norman To Aragonese Rule, Joseph Mancuso

Theses and Dissertations

The Kingdom of Sicily, founded in 1130 by Roger II de Hauteville, is an example of a medieval European kingdom with an advanced understanding of law, judicial processes, and administrative offices that developed from its creation by the Norman kings to its incorporation into the Crown of Aragon. A state rarely focused on in medieval European studies, its advanced understanding of law is reflected through the law codes of Roger II, the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, and the Aragonese kings James II, Frederick III, and Peter II of Sicily. These kings knew that in order to effectively grow the …

Winning Project: The Intersectionality Of Childless Women Between 1900 And 1950, Chelsea Kiefer

2024 Lynn Haggard Undergraduate Library Research Award

Throughout American history, society has had stereotypes of a woman’s role being a wife and a mother. In fact, when doing research, a librarian asked me what I was studying, and when I told her I was reading about childless women in the early 1900s, she said she did not think any existed. The fact is, though, that women without children have always existed in America, for a variety of reasons. Environmental scientist Dr. Rachel Carson, poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox, author Edith Wharton, activist Angelina Weld Grimké, and playwright Maurine Dallas Watkins are a few notable American women who went …

Cartel Del Mes Nacional De La Salud Dental Infantil "¡Hábitos Saludables Para Sonrisas Saludables!" [Spanish Language Version: Healthy Habits For Healthy Smiles] (2024), American Dental Association Foundation

National Children's Dental Health Month

No abstract provided.

Hood, John B., Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the John B. Hood family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Kelly, Jonathan, Volume 2, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Jonathan Kelly family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Padgett, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Padgett family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Parsons, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Parsons family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Kelly, Jonathan, Volume 1, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Jonathan Kelly family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Henderson, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Henderson family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Leach, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Leach family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Tackett, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

No abstract provided.

Qualls, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Qualls family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Ramey, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Ramey family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Pennington, William, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the WIlliam Pennington family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Power-Powers, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Power-Powers family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Perkins, Eddie, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Eddie Perkins family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Wiley, Thomas, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Thomas Wiley family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Tabor, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Tabor family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Wright, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Wright family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Dean-Creech, Volume 2-3, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Dean-Creech family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Porter, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Porter family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Fannin, Hortense, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Hortense Fannin, née Whitt, family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Hough, Bertha, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Bertha Ross Hough, née Poage family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Cottles, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Cottles family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Conn, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Conn family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Conley/Connelly, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Conley/Connelly family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Christy, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Christy family in Rowan County, Kentucky.

Christian, Rowan County Genealogical Society.

Rowan County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Christian family in Rowan County, Kentucky.