tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post8759255119672719288..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Book review: The Wedding Shroud, by Elisabeth StorrsSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-85464834486581144242010-12-30T11:19:10.797-06:002010-12-30T11:19:10.797-06:00Thanks very much for the links, Annis. Fascinatin...Thanks very much for the links, Annis. Fascinating to see the convergence of various cultures in Etruscan art (and garb). I did some looking around, and the tutulus seems to have been worn by both men and women.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-14831504492056924902010-12-29T22:01:30.908-06:002010-12-29T22:01:30.908-06:00For anyone else (like me) curious about what a tut...For anyone else (like me) curious about what a tutulus hat looked like, here's a picture of an <a href="http://heritage-key.com/rome/female-statuette-tutulus" rel="nofollow">Etruscan statuette wearing one</a>. Her dress is very interesting in that it shows both Near Eastern and Greek influences - her dress is modelled on the Greek chiton, but her shoes and hat are Eastern.<br /><br />Both the ancient Greeks and the Phoenicians were great merchant-traders, and the closeness of their spheres of influence to Etruria can be clearly seen in this <a href="http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/cities.html" rel="nofollow">map of the Etruscan League of 12</a>Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-83674736329448364502010-12-29T09:46:28.218-06:002010-12-29T09:46:28.218-06:00My late Latin teacher was very well-versed in the ...My late Latin teacher was very well-versed in the Etruscan culture. She might have enjoyed this book. Here I’ll go off-topic if I may to alert folks that if you google Al Franken/Huffington Post there are two good stories about the FCC making alarming rulings that would affect websites like this one regarding net neutrality. Corporate websites should be banned from “priority pricing” that lets them buy the fast lanes on the Internet, leaving us in the slow. We need a Paul Revere community of independent bloggers so we can alert each other to crucial upcoming FCC rulings and make our voices heard.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-14510347470989042802010-12-28T14:30:15.741-06:002010-12-28T14:30:15.741-06:00Great review. I'm definitely going to try an ...Great review. I'm definitely going to try an locate a copy.Melissa @ Confessions of an Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320886752332455903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-77620631989073876832010-12-28T14:06:03.705-06:002010-12-28T14:06:03.705-06:00I've just finished this book and I agree - it ...I've just finished this book and I agree - it is a unique and intimate portrait of both the main character, her personal conflict, and the two linked but very different societies in which she lives. It's a most absorbing story, and I felt sorry to leave the world Storrs created when I came to its end.Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-37296800815205838962010-12-28T12:26:09.332-06:002010-12-28T12:26:09.332-06:00Sounds interesting!Sounds interesting!YA Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147401205365756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-2195940774215876042010-12-27T08:13:18.065-06:002010-12-27T08:13:18.065-06:00Mystica, it's a unique novel worth seeking out...Mystica, it's a unique novel worth seeking out. Hope you can find a copy.<br /><br />Thanks, Marg, I hadn't come across that site before. It will also be useful for me later on, next time I want to buy something from Australia. It was an excellent guest post - I learned a lot from it. <br /><br />Here's the direct link: <a href="http://historicaltapestry.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-i-love-etruscan-art-by-elizabeth.html" rel="nofollow">Why I Love Etruscan Art</a>Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-32668473975584795882010-12-26T21:48:16.602-06:002010-12-26T21:48:16.602-06:00Whoops! Try this link;
booko.com.auWhoops! Try this link;<br /><br /><a href="http://booko.com.au/books/isbn/9781741967906" rel="nofollow">booko.com.au</a>Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-65167831534009471772010-12-26T21:47:00.557-06:002010-12-26T21:47:00.557-06:00I have been interested in reading this book since ...I have been interested in reading this book since I first heard of it, and since the author did an amazing guest post for us at Historical Tapestry.<br /><br />There are some other options in relation to bookstores - <a href="http://booko.com.au/books/isbn/9781741967906>this chart</a> will help give a comparison of prices from a variety of different bookstores. The postage prices are for within Australia, but will at least give some idea for people who want to buy the book.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-6519434188875208222010-12-26T21:33:48.224-06:002010-12-26T21:33:48.224-06:00My first reading of anything like this. I would re...My first reading of anything like this. I would really like to find this book. Thanks for the review.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com