Talk:Sumptuary law
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Added text from 1875 document A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, by William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D. published by John Murray, London, in 1875, which can be found at http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA%2A/Sumtuariae_Leges.html
- This excerpt really belongs to Wikisource, not here. We are also missing an article about the encyclopedia you mention, but I created an article William Smith (lexicographer) about its author (based on 1911 Britannica). jni 09:25, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Almost all of the High Medieval and Renaissance sumptuary laws intended to separate social classes were notorious for being nearly complete dead letters practically from the moment they were decreed. Churchh 07:17, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
Anyone got a source for the claim that vestiges of sumptuary laws still exist? DrHydeous 23:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
- That question is what brought me here.--Smallwhitelight 16:07, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
- School uniforms? To the extent they are supported because they motivated by preventing pupils from wasting their money on expensive and inappropriate clothing. Of course school uniforms have other purposes.DavidBofinger 03:48, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
