>From my course in Early Christian history, the costumes of that time were
>richly decorated with pearls, rubies and other gems. These were representative
>of the chest plate from the tribe of Joshua. Justinian and Theodora were some
>of the most known Byzantian royality. During this time, Byzantium was the
>capital of the Holy Roman Empire, due to Constintine learning/following
>Christianity. He converted on his death bed but not earlier. The Christian
>church had been in Rome but was moved to Constantinople/Byzantium. This caused
>a great rift in the Christian leaders and a power struggle followed.
The rich costuming can be researched through the colors and the use of gems
thru iconography and lexicon books. I'd suggest finding a portrait or mural
image and trying to replicate it's style. It doesn't have to be exact due to
the cost of such an enterprise, but there are great fake gems that can give the
same effect.
A good suggestion would be to find someone connected with a Greek Orthodox
Church. Their branch of Chritianity is pretty much the same as during this time
period. The Virgin Mary was the patriarch of Byzantium and protector of the
city. Someone from within the Greek Orthodox belief might give you more
examples of the costuming and the meaning behind them. What I couldn't find for
my research paper came from such a man who was more than happy to share the
glory of the meanings of the Christian iconography and meanings that are lost
in so many religious ceremonies today. That was the best clas I ever had. It
taught the course as fact thru the art and buildings, not a theological aspect.
It gave the history of the period and how the symbols came into existance and
how they changed over the years.I learned quite a bit about early Christian
history that wasn't taught in Sunday school. Sincerely, Rebecca Rautine> From:
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[email protected]> Subject: [h-cost] Byzantine Headresses> > > I am writing
on behalf of a friend who is interested in doing some Byzantine woman's
headresses. She can only find a few basic styles (I think she's actually only
found one!) and is interested in sources which might show her different
options. Does anyone here know of places which would be good to search?> >
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