Essays in Global Color History: Interpreting the Ancient Spectrum

Published by Gorgias Press 2016

Essays in Global Color History

Interpreting the Ancient Spectrum

Edited by: Rachael B. Goldman

In the series Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity

https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463236632

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A collection of essays discussing historical, cultural and social aspects of color in the Ancient World and Pre-Columbian America (circa 3000 B.C.- 1000 A.D.).

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
TABLE OF CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Notes on Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Introduction Rachael Goldman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. The Ancient Near East: Unraveling the Color Terminology for the Divine, the Sublime and the Ordinary
The Color of Fortune: The Role of Color in Mesopotamian Divination Duane E. Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Colorful Garments of Mesopotamian Stone Statues Astrid Nunn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
The Color Blue as an ‘Animator’ in Ancient Egyptian Art Lorelei H. Corcoran Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
The Origins, Development, Diffusion and Significance of Early Color Terminology David A. Warburton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Part II. The Classical World: Reconfiguring the Human Face and Body
The Materiality of Color in Ancient Mediterranean Art Jennifer M. S. Stager Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Gold and Purple: Brilliance, Materiality and Agency of Color in Ancient Greece Adeline Grand-Clément Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Men’s Cosmetics in Plato and Xenophon Velvet Yates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Plautus’ and Terence’s Colorful Pimps and Slaves Rachael B. Goldman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Color and Clothing in Artemidoros’ Dream Visions Denise Reitzenstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Meaning and Materiality: Early Christian Theology of Color and Pagan Aesthetics Kunibert Bering Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Part III. Asia and America: Interweaving New Worlds and Exploring Traditions
Perceptions of Color in Islamic Texts and Traditions with Special Reference to Shīʿī Sources Majid Daneshgar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Ancient Chinese ‘Five Colors’ Theory: What Does Its Semantic Analysis Reveal? Victoria Bogushevskaya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Aztec Reds: Investigating the Materiality of Color and Meaning in a Pre- Columbian Society Élodie Dupey García Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311

Language: English
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Pages
- Main content: 349

eBook

Published: October 14, 2016
ISBN: 9781463236632