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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity ; 19
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Gorgias studies in classical and late antiquity ; 19.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Introduction / Goldman, Rachael -- Part I. The Ancient Near East: Unraveling the Color Terminology for the Divine, the Sublime and the Ordinary -- Color of Fortune: The Role of Color in Mesopotamian Divination / Smith, Duane E. -- Colorful Garments of Mesopotamian Stone Statues / Nunn, Astrid -- Color Blue as an 'Animator' in Ancient Egyptian Art / Corcoran, Lorelei H. -- Origins, Development, Diffusion and Significance of Early Color Terminology / Warburton, David A. -- Part II. The Classical World: Reconfiguring the Human Face and Body -- Materiality of Color in Ancient Mediterranean Art / Stager, Jennifer M. S. -- Gold and Purple: Brilliance, Materiality and Agency of Color in Ancient Greece / Grand-Clément, Adeline -- Men's Cosmetics in Plato and Xenophon / Yates, Velvet -- Plautus' and Terence's Colorful Pimps and Slaves / Goldman, Rachael B. -- Color and Clothing in Artemidoros' Dream Visions / Reitzenstein, Denise -- Meaning and Materiality: Early Christian Theology of Color and Pagan Aesthetics / Bering, Kunibert -- Part III. Asia and America: Interweaving New Worlds and Exploring Traditions -- Perceptions of Color in Islamic Texts and Traditions with Special Reference to Shīʻī Sources / Daneshgar, Majid -- Ancient Chinese 'Five Colors' Theory: What Does Its Semantic Analysis Reveal? / Bogushevskaya, Victoria -- Aztec Reds: Investigating the Materiality of Color and Meaning in a Pre- Columbian Society / Dupey García, Élodie -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
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.). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Colors -- Social aspects.
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Colors -- Social aspects. |
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Colors. |
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Symbolism of colors -- History -- To 1500.
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History. |
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To 1500 |
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Symbolism of colors. |
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HISTORY -- Civilization. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Goldman, Rachael, editor.
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| ISBN |
1463236638 (electronic book) |
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9781463236632 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
10.31826/9781463236632 |
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