author
Florence S. Hornblower
A little-known early 20th-century writer, she is remembered for helping bring the clothing and visual culture of the ancient world to modern readers. Her surviving work has a practical, illustrated feel that makes history easy to picture.
1 Audiobook
Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations
by Mary G. (Mary Galway) Houston, Florence S. Hornblower
About the author
Florence S. Hornblower is a largely obscure author whose name survives chiefly through Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Costumes and Decorations, a 1920 volume created with Mary G. Houston.
That book combines historical description with many illustrations and diagrams, suggesting a writer interested in making the ancient world visible and understandable rather than distant or abstract. Because so little reliable biographical information is readily available, it is safest to remember her through the work itself: a clear, visually minded guide to dress and decoration in ancient civilizations.
No confirmed portrait image of Florence S. Hornblower was found in the sources reviewed.