Colour and Meaning in Ancient Rome
Mark (University of Nottingham) Bradley
Cambridge University Press, 2009
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Explores how ancient Romans categorised, organised and described colours, and outlines the principal differences and similarities between ancient and modern concepts of colour. By drawing together evidence from contemporary philosophers, elegists, epic writers, historians and satirists, this text explores the definition and function of colour in Rome during the early Empire.
- ISBN-13
- 9780521110426
- ISBN-10
- 0521110424
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2009
- Publication date
- 2009-11-12
- Pages
- 282
- Dimensions
- 220x140x19
- Weight
- 486