Goldman Rachael (ed.). Essays in Global Color History: Interpreting the Ancient Spectrum

Gorgias Press, 2016. — 348 p. — (Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity, 19).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 C.E.).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.
Colorful Garments of Mesopotamian Stone Statues.
The Color Blue as an ‘Animator’ in Ancient Egyptian Art.
The Origins, Development, Diffusion and Significance of Early Color Terminology.
The Classical World: Reconfiguring the Human Face and Body.
The Materiality of Color in Ancient Mediterranean Art.
Gold and Purple: Brilliance, Materiality and Agency of Color in Ancient Greece.
Men’s Cosmetics in Plato and Xenophon
Plautus’ and Terence’s Colorful Pimps and Slaves
Color and Clothing in Artemidoros’ Dream Visions
Meaning and Materiality: Early Christian Theology of Color and Pagan Aesthetics
Asia and America: Interweaving New Worlds and Exploring Traditions
Perceptions of Color in Islamic Texts and Traditions with Special Reference to Shīʿī Sources
Ancient Chinese ‘Five Colors’ Theory: What Does Its Semantic Analysis Reveal?
Aztec Reds: Investigating the Materiality of Color and Meaning in a Pre- Columbian Society