De habitu virginum 5

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Author
Cyprian of Carthage
Reference
De habitu virginum 5
Quotation
quid ornata, quid compta procedit, quasi maritum aut habeat aut quaerat?
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Christian women
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Medium/a Ornamenting
The jewellery and clothing of a woman who is married or is searching for a husband
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
The women themselves
Notes
Cyprian writes that a Christian woman should not dress this way
Item Identifier
A02403
Determination
Derived directly from text