On the Dress of Women

De cultu feminarum

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About this work

Author
Tertullian
Attribution
authentic · Undisputed work of Tertullian; whether its two books were originally one work is debated.
Older English translation
Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 4 (1885) (public domain, at CCEL; for comparison: our translation is made from the original first and checked against it afterwards)
Date
ca. 197–206 (approximate) · Two books, perhaps written separately; the order and date of the books are debated.
Written at
Carthage, Africa Proconsularis (North Africa) (probable)
Language
Latin
Genre
treatise
Reference system
book.chapter (Oehler); the section numbers of modern editions are not yet divided
SBL abbreviation
Cult. fem.
Text from
Franz Oehler, ed., Quinti Septimii Florentis Tertulliani quae supersunt omnia, vol. 1 (Leipzig: T. O. Weigel, 1853), 701–735 (Printed edition in the public domain; digital text CC BY-SA 4.0)
Critical editions
Tertulliani Opera, Pars 1: Opera catholica; Adversus Marcionem, CCSL 1 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1954) (cited, not reproduced)
CTS URN
urn:cts:latinLit:stoa0275.stoa014