Colour and Meaning in Ancient Rome (Cambridge Classical Studies) - Softcover

Bradley, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521291224 ISBN 13: 9780521291224

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Colour and Meaning in Ancient Rome This text explores the definition and function of colour in Rome during the early Empire.

About this title

Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

Mark Bradley is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of a number of articles in the field of Roman visual culture, and has also worked on aspects of ancient approaches to pollution and cleanliness, as well as the reception of classical antiquity during the British Empire.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521291224
• ISBN 13: 9780521291224
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 282